Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.5
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
15
0.9
W
19
1
W
18
1.4
W
18
1.3
W
18
1.2
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.2
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
350
396
1134
1379
1402
1226
984
701
606
573
628
1197
1021
851
755
605
605
494
391
367
398
389
861
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:10AM2.80m
4:50PM2.73m
5:15AM2.78m
5:57PM2.78m
6:24AM2.82m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.70m
10:34AM0.58m
11:04PM0.71m
11:39AM0.57m
00:13AM0.67m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
Feels °C
9
8
5
5
4
6
5
3
4
6
4
3
1
1
0
2
3
5
7
6
5
5
4
5
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