Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
0
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
19
2.5
W
19
2.5
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
1.7
W
17
1.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
17
2.5
W
17
1.6
W
17
1.6
W
17
2.4
W
16
1.5
W
16
2
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3666
4240
4342
4877
5491
5795
4959
1599
1172
4295
3990
3990
4039
4090
3944
4413
4413
4154
1468
1451
3096
1158
2013
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
25
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52AM3.28m
10:10PM3.46m
10:32AM3.35m
10:49PM3.46m
11:10AM3.36m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.03m
3:59PM0.04m
4:24AM-0.06m
4:39PM-0.00m
5:02AM-0.06m
5:18PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
1
5
6
6
4
2
0
1
3
4
7
10
10
10
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