Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.5
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
1.5
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
503
411
405
324
253
246
236
171
127
314
306
9
9
8
4
581
577
93
85
119
143
276
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross
cross
High Tide
2:39AM2.67m
3:09PM2.59m
3:31AM2.47m
4:09PM2.44m
4:39AM2.33m
5:24PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.76m
9:24PM0.93m
9:51AM0.95m
10:28PM1.08m
11:00AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
5
6
7
6
5
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