Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
2
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
10
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1727
1060
923
1019
869
1759
2383
2614
2575
2725
3935
1234
1895
3037
4047
4383
4832
5201
5006
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
60
W
55
W
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
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
2:48AM2.43m
3:23PM2.43m
3:56AM2.29m
4:42PM2.34m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.94m
9:06AM0.99m
9:47PM1.10m
10:18AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
5
3
5
4
6
5
2
2
-2
-3
0
3
3
3
4
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