Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
NW
9
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
12
0.3
W
21
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.7
WNW
17
1
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
1.6
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
340
129
268
251
184
184
133
72
79
154
188
244
357
342
342
394
449
1518
513
2404
2203
1870
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:20AM2.75m
7:50PM2.99m
8:19AM2.95m
8:43PM3.20m
9:09AM3.14m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.63m
1:32PM0.55m
2:08AM0.41m
2:28PM0.34m
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
9
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
3
5
4
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