Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
15
1.8
W
15
0.1
NW
16
2.1
W
6
2.3
W
6
2.1
W
6
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
2
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1200
1469
10
328
419
356
248
257
1330
5
5
0
0
0
10
9
9
1055
1041
146
237
181
159
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
35
W
30
W
25
SW
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
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
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:22AM3.25m
1:47PM3.20m
2:09AM3.06m
2:37PM3.02m
3:04AM2.84m
3:37PM2.84m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.17m
8:02PM0.31m
8:25AM0.37m
8:56PM0.50m
9:22AM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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7:01
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7:34
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Temp °C
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
8
9
3
1
2
5
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