Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
2
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.5
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2594
2655
2928
2928
2689
2460
2214
1983
1767
1723
1701
1806
730
510
496
411
329
324
869
232
284
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
20
E
25
E
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM2.54m
7:54PM2.75m
8:17AM2.75m
8:35PM2.96m
8:56AM2.95m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.77m
2:09AM0.63m
2:23PM0.56m
2:48AM0.40m
3:02PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
8
7
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
5
7
4
4
6
6
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