Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.3
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
1.9
NW
6
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
W
17
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
366
361
361
586
219
163
117
249
747
1003
1055
789
521
344
528
759
4448
5402
8921
7583
5789
4543
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.55m
5:00PM2.50m
5:25AM2.44m
6:06PM2.47m
6:32AM2.42m
7:10PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.85m
11:15PM0.99m
11:45AM0.93m
00:22AM1.02m
12:49PM0.93m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
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5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
7
6
8
6
7
7
5
5
4
6
7
7
5
5
3
1
-3
-2
-2
0
3
3
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