Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
3
3
4
2
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
18
1.7
W
18
1.4
W
11
0.6
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
20
1.7
W
19
2.2
W
19
2.3
W
19
2.5
W
19
2.5
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
1.8
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
1388
1775
442
195
520
501
618
2111
3354
3666
4240
4342
5231
5491
5795
1901
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
E
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
WNW
25
W
40
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM3.20m
9:09AM3.14m
9:29PM3.37m
9:52AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
3:43AM0.03m
3:59PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
3
2
6
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
3
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
6
4
2
1
3
1
3
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