Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.8
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
1.8
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
47
47
47
47
148
144
329
405
366
436
361
284
219
163
161
215
589
796
1117
762
701
353
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:27AM2.72m
4:01PM2.60m
4:22AM2.55m
5:00PM2.50m
5:25AM2.44m
6:06PM2.47m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.70m
10:13PM0.87m
10:42AM0.85m
11:15PM0.99m
11:45AM0.93m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
4
8
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
9
10
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
3
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