Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
3
N
9
4
NNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
546
587
537
470
382
341
304
333
450
574
459
1604
2715
3088
1627
716
539
383
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
45
NE
50
NNW
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50AM2.68m
5:35PM2.70m
6:09AM2.68m
6:51PM2.81m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.77m
11:14AM0.70m
11:56PM0.76m
12:31PM0.65m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
12
11
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
5
3
5
2
4
7
5
6
5
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