Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
17
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
19
1.2
W
18
1.5
W
18
1.8
W
17
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
333
321
412
438
232
298
309
830
875
1357
1863
1714
1647
1433
1433
1487
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
10:32PM3.51m
10:56AM3.34m
11:15PM3.53m
11:38AM3.34m
Low Tide
4:48AM-0.06m
5:03PM-0.04m
5:30AM-0.08m
5:45PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
9
8
8
10
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
11
12
10
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