Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
1.6
W
20
2.1
W
19
2.4
WSW
19
2.4
W
18
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
17
2.4
W
17
2.4
W
17
2.1
W
9
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
177
137
134
171
137
202
2078
3303
3963
3930
3982
3893
4423
3354
3161
710
508
605
1384
1119
932
691
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NW
10
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
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
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:16PM3.06m
00:32AM3.20m
12:54PM3.04m
1:10AM3.14m
1:34PM2.98m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.22m
6:24PM0.27m
6:48AM0.24m
7:02PM0.33m
7:27AM0.29m
7:43PM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
1
3
5
6
7
5
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
6
6
7
7
6
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