Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
9
3
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
2
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
W
18
2.4
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
49
107
141
240
323
1346
685
1137
1966
2883
1835
1147
891
664
651
451
618
894
1396
1844
1808
3637
3473
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
60
N
40
N
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
S
40
SE
30
S
35
SSE
50
SE
65
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM3.06m
12:42PM2.87m
1:01AM3.03m
1:22PM2.84m
1:40AM2.98m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.41m
6:39AM0.43m
6:50PM0.44m
7:18AM0.44m
7:30PM0.50m
7:59AM0.47m
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
16
9
1
5
7
12
1
4
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
8
7
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
2
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
6
6
2
2
-1
0
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.1
W
18
1.7
WNW
11
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
W
19
1.9
N
9
1.5
NNE
8
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
0.8
W
16
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
W
18
2.4
W
17
Energy kJ
32
48
37
32
81
203
6
685
21
76
117
601
313
891
664
333
451
618
894
1396
1844
1808
3637
3473
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
1.8
NE
8
1.1
N
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.1
W
22
0.5
N
7
0.7
W
19
0.9
WNW
18
0.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
16
16
6
6
11
9
9
21
21
428
203
217
163
64
119
92
99
9
26
365
546
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.6
SE
4
0.2
WNW
19
Energy kJ
1
230
304
287
26
246
229
218
14
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.4
NW
11
2.1
N
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
9
3
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
16
49
107
141
240
323
1346
378
1137
1966
2883
1835
1147
651
9
18
6
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
5
7
4
Distance (km)
93
93
93
92
95
95
184
189
189
184
213
85
85
85
85
92
95
93
0
93
95
114
114
182
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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