Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.3
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
1.9
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.3
W
16
2.2
W
17
3.5
W
10
4.5
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
14
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
361
586
219
163
117
249
572
796
930
789
549
604
507
880
2765
2493
6545
7109
5908
4741
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM2.50m
5:25AM2.44m
6:06PM2.47m
6:32AM2.42m
7:10PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.85m
11:15PM0.99m
11:45AM0.93m
00:22AM1.02m
12:49PM0.93m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
7
5
4
4
6
8
8
5
4
5
4
-3
-2
-1
0
0
2
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