Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.1
W
16
2
W
15
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1485
1577
1670
986
939
908
916
2860
2594
2082
1722
1630
1585
1443
1315
1045
919
801
801
801
489
1158
1275
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM3.37m
00:00AM3.42m
12:23PM3.38m
00:40AM3.37m
1:03PM3.33m
Low Tide
5:37AM-0.04m
5:54PM0.04m
6:14AM-0.04m
6:33PM0.06m
6:54AM0.03m
7:15PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
5
9
5
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
5
3
2
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