Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
14
4
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
14
4.5
W
10
4
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1903
2240
5015
2369
2823
6542
3512
5116
4947
5116
4457
3644
3236
2805
2639
2417
2383
Wind (km/h)
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
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
High Tide
11:28PM3.36m
11:49AM3.25m
00:04AM3.32m
12:26PM3.21m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.05m
5:57PM0.14m
6:19AM0.09m
6:36PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
2
1
0
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