Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
WNW
16
3
WNW
17
3
WNW
17
3
WNW
17
2.3
W
17
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
2.5
WNW
16
1.9
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.2
W
15
2.2
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4180
3696
3504
3631
3919
4282
4467
4585
4625
4592
4701
4805
2864
1693
1469
3173
1750
806
661
715
523
264
402
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
WNW
15
NW
40
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:19AM2.69m
4:00PM2.68m
4:39AM2.57m
5:25PM2.66m
6:06AM2.60m
6:45PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.72m
10:25PM0.81m
11:02AM0.80m
11:50PM0.79m
12:23PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
9
5
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
4
5
8
8
8
12
1
1
1
1
1
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