Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
2
W
15
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1613
2145
2267
1940
2029
1643
1432
1548
1548
939
850
866
3006
2627
2374
2082
1695
1299
1285
1431
1315
Wind (km/h)
65
NW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM3.28m
11:23PM3.39m
11:45AM3.37m
00:00AM3.42m
12:23PM3.38m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.09m
5:37AM-0.04m
5:54PM0.04m
6:14AM-0.04m
6:33PM0.06m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:11
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7:09
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7:07
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8:29
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
14
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
2
-3
-3
-1
3
1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
6
10
7
8
8
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