Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.5
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
15
0.9
W
19
1
W
18
1.4
W
18
1.3
W
18
1.3
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
192
187
176
206
350
403
1134
1379
1402
1226
971
701
606
573
628
1197
1021
998
755
605
605
494
391
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
15
SSE
0
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM2.86m
3:47PM2.72m
4:10AM2.80m
4:50PM2.73m
5:15AM2.78m
5:57PM2.78m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.55m
9:59PM0.70m
10:34AM0.58m
11:04PM0.71m
11:39AM0.57m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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7:52
7:50
7:50
7:50
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5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
9
12
11
11
10
7
6
4
5
5
3
4
7
4
3
2
0
1
1
3
5
5
5
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