Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
1.6
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
1087
333
319
272
208
156
215
306
352
422
416
399
377
372
377
306
297
293
229
225
222
171
173
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
W
25
W
15
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
0
S
5
SW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:04AM2.84m
3:37PM2.84m
4:12AM2.64m
4:53PM2.70m
5:36AM2.54m
6:17PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.58m
10:01PM0.69m
10:32AM0.75m
11:21PM0.79m
11:53AM0.81m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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7:00
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6:58
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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 mm
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
2
4
9
9
4
0
-1
0
2
2
2
3
3
6
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
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