Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1571
1429
1487
1344
1164
1010
858
730
606
598
590
489
476
246
181
430
480
398
488
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
00:35AM3.33m
12:58PM3.14m
1:15AM3.13m
1:38PM2.97m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.10m
6:50AM0.13m
7:07PM0.28m
7:30AM0.32m
7:48PM0.49m
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
7
8
7
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