Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
4
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
12
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
17
2.1
W
17
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
6
2.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2768
2670
3092
6221
7374
5195
5710
4595
4081
3951
3463
3072
3072
2651
2229
2372
2008
1837
3164
2594
1822
372
539
Wind (km/h)
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM3.25m
00:04AM3.32m
12:26PM3.21m
00:43AM3.23m
1:07PM3.11m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.05m
5:57PM0.14m
6:19AM0.09m
6:36PM0.21m
6:59AM0.20m
7:19PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
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6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
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