Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
20
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1420
1402
1384
1195
1162
730
614
517
428
434
343
264
3
8
3
3
8
126
87
123
117
117
553
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
30
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM3.29m
00:02AM3.26m
12:22PM3.17m
00:38AM3.07m
12:59PM3.00m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.02m
5:55PM0.14m
6:14AM0.16m
6:32PM0.31m
6:50AM0.36m
7:11PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
3
3
2
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
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