Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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)
2
W
14
1.8
W
15
1.1
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
15
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
0.8
W
15
1.9
WNW
15
1.1
W
15
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
W
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1649
1507
575
381
287
272
280
198
315
272
1580
517
643
1183
1688
1416
1655
1684
1601
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
55
NW
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM3.07m
1:53PM2.97m
2:16AM2.88m
2:49PM2.81m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.35m
7:43AM0.36m
8:08PM0.52m
8:36AM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
6
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
7
8
9
10
8
5
4
6
3
0
0
1
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