Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.1
W
16
1.9
W
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
15
2.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2948
2768
2789
2567
2175
1764
2696
2644
2125
1782
1746
1550
627
520
610
730
858
1010
1006
1006
876
876
746
1985
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
10:24AM3.27m
10:49PM3.49m
11:14AM3.30m
11:37PM3.52m
12:01PM3.28m
00:23AM3.46m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.02m
5:06AM-0.01m
5:23PM-0.01m
5:54AM-0.03m
6:10PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
10
9
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
2
2
2
3
4
6
6
5
4
2
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