Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
W
13
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1.6
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.5
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1983
1122
994
863
768
567
445
321
653
402
387
357
1074
334
264
253
236
173
167
184
260
247
157
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
15
SSW
20
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
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
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09AM2.68m
6:51PM2.81m
7:24AM2.80m
7:59PM3.00m
8:28AM2.97m
8:56PM3.22m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.65m
1:12AM0.63m
1:40PM0.51m
2:17AM0.43m
2:40PM0.32m
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
10
16
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
8
8
7
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
9
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
6
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