Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

Fletchers Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)20s

Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.7
W
20
2.1
W
19
2.3
W
19
2.4
W
18
2.4
W
18
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
17
2.4
W
17
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.1
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.7
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
124
202
384
3303
3898
3930
3678
3893
4108
3675
3161
694
544
592
1705
1212
919
801
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
S
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM3.20m
12:54PM3.04m
1:10AM3.14m
1:34PM2.98m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.27m
6:48AM0.24m
7:02PM0.33m
7:27AM0.29m
7:43PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
5
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
5
4
6
5
6
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