Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
15
2.4
WSW
15
1.3
W
15
1
W
18
1.5
W
18
2.2
W
18
2.2
W
18
2.3
W
17
2.1
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2206
2444
736
621
1420
2960
2960
3235
2590
870
848
1274
1106
916
730
606
598
496
489
399
394
320
306
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:23AM3.46m
12:47PM3.19m
1:08AM3.33m
1:33PM3.07m
1:53AM3.14m
2:19PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.03m
6:55PM0.14m
7:25AM0.16m
7:41PM0.30m
8:10AM0.33m
8:28PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
1
3
6
6
3
3
3
4
5
9
10
9
8
7
7
5
4
2
2
4
4
4
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