Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2831
4763
4440
3160
2507
1968
1430
927
660
472
330
273
217
341
137
134
132
124
202
Wind (km/h)
55
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
SE
35
E
20
SE
25
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
5
NW
25
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM3.20m
11:41AM3.06m
11:57PM3.22m
12:16PM3.06m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.25m
5:48PM0.25m
6:12AM0.22m
6:24PM0.27m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
7
9
10
12
11
Feels °C
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
5
6
6
3
1
1
3
7
7
6
3
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