Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
2
W
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
2
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1451
1179
1179
1645
1928
1787
1443
280
295
383
322
267
235
234
316
712
1337
2380
3314
2080
1644
1203
627
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
35
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
35
E
35
E
25
SE
15
SE
25
N
40
N
50
N
55
N
55
N
35
NW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.73m
9:09PM2.94m
9:28AM2.90m
9:45PM3.11m
10:04AM3.05m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.68m
2:56PM0.57m
3:22AM0.48m
3:34PM0.40m
3:58AM0.30m
4:10PM0.25m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
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5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
8
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
11
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
13
4
3
6
9
9
7
5
2
3
7
8
7
4
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