Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
18
2.3
W
18
2.3
W
18
2.3
W
17
2.2
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2538
3231
3231
3235
2833
870
853
1120
1106
791
730
606
503
496
405
399
394
320
306
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
10
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08AM3.33m
1:33PM3.07m
1:53AM3.14m
2:19PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.14m
7:25AM0.16m
7:41PM0.30m
8:10AM0.33m
8:28PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
3
3
4
3
5
9
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
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