Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.5
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.5
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
801
746
726
606
503
411
405
324
320
246
297
222
127
314
306
966
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
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
2:39AM2.67m
3:09PM2.59m
3:31AM2.47m
4:09PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.72m
8:56AM0.76m
9:24PM0.93m
9:51AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
8
8
7
9
7
6
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
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