Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
188
215
306
352
422
416
399
377
372
377
306
297
293
229
225
222
171
173
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
0
W
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM2.64m
4:53PM2.70m
5:36AM2.54m
6:17PM2.69m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.69m
10:32AM0.75m
11:21PM0.79m
11:53AM0.81m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:36
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
1
2
1
2
4
5
4
4
6
7
9
7
8
8
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5
5
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