Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
11
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
7
3.5
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
60
60
59
33
31
32
33
31
14
34
30
30
28
25
39
58
80
188
123
151
319
737
1607
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
50
N
55
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM3.04m
11:26AM2.90m
11:47PM3.06m
12:04PM2.90m
00:23AM3.06m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.46m
5:35PM0.41m
6:01AM0.43m
6:12PM0.41m
6:39AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.2
W
14
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
92
60
60
59
33
31
32
33
31
14
34
30
30
28
25
12
32
48
16
61
58
199
6
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
W
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
NW
10
0.3
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
21
1
39
16
16
4
32
78
23
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
6
6
20
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
7
3.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
12
14
9
5
5
8
5
25
58
80
188
123
151
319
737
1607
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
37
37
93
37
27
93
95
184
189
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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