Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
15
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.6
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
7
2
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
600
592
465
441
348
343
271
267
202
200
144
96
167
555
651
573
411
349
382
403
515
478
980
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
35
NW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:32AM2.92m
8:08PM3.06m
8:35AM3.05m
9:06PM3.24m
9:32AM3.17m
9:59PM3.40m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.55m
1:50PM0.40m
2:25AM0.38m
2:49PM0.26m
3:23AM0.21m
3:44PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
8
7
6
4
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
9
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