Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
16
1.6
W
16
2
W
15
1.9
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
2.2
W
18
2.3
W
18
2.2
W
18
1.5
W
18
1.4
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2386
1226
1879
1610
1746
1550
1258
520
610
730
858
1010
876
876
876
876
746
746
726
3063
3380
3037
1357
1156
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
10
SW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:14AM3.30m
11:37PM3.52m
12:01PM3.28m
00:23AM3.46m
12:47PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.01m
5:23PM-0.01m
5:54AM-0.03m
6:10PM0.03m
6:40AM0.03m
6:55PM0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
5
6
4
3
3
1
4
4
6
6
6
5
3
1
0
1
2
2
5
8
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