Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
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)
1.4
W
14
2
W
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
W
14
1.8
WNW
7
0.9
W
13
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
3
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
801
1645
1765
1633
284
280
295
375
334
276
260
207
439
910
1659
2424
3798
2824
1958
1382
1112
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
10
ESE
30
NNE
40
N
50
N
55
N
60
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
45
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.73m
9:09PM2.94m
9:28AM2.90m
9:45PM3.11m
10:04AM3.05m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.57m
3:22AM0.48m
3:34PM0.40m
3:58AM0.30m
4:10PM0.25m
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rain showers
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rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
10
4
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
10
11
13
6
5
7
10
9
7
4
4
2
9
7
6
3
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