Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
225
180
178
221
101
72
75
78
82
113
106
73
47
79
98
133
200
267
229
236
155
146
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
S
5
N
10
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSE
20
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26AM2.63m
2:52PM2.64m
3:16AM2.45m
3:48PM2.49m
4:20AM2.32m
4:58PM2.41m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.79m
9:11PM0.91m
9:31AM0.95m
10:12PM1.03m
10:37AM1.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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7:51
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
6
6
7
5
8
9
7
6
6
6
10
10
6
8
10
10
11
11
11
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