Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
NNW
8
3
NNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
537
399
322
284
304
341
306
341
481
1891
2156
2088
1679
636
482
322
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50AM2.68m
5:35PM2.70m
6:09AM2.68m
6:51PM2.81m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.77m
11:14AM0.70m
11:56PM0.76m
12:31PM0.65m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
4
2
3
5
7
6
6
6
5
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