Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.0°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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
NW
9
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
411
399
674
423
340
123
268
251
232
187
133
101
72
160
191
195
364
344
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
5
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NW
30
W
30
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM2.79m
7:20AM2.75m
7:50PM2.99m
8:19AM2.95m
8:43PM3.20m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.63m
1:32PM0.55m
2:08AM0.41m
2:28PM0.34m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
-3
-1
0
2
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
6
6
8
8
6
5
3
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