Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
17
1.7
W
17
1.6
W
17
2.5
W
17
1.5
W
16
2.1
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3990
4090
4258
4732
4413
1638
1451
3564
1201
2274
1817
1611
1591
1402
1384
1195
1149
740
614
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SE
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:49PM3.46m
11:10AM3.36m
11:26PM3.39m
11:46AM3.29m
Low Tide
5:02AM-0.06m
5:18PM0.03m
5:38AM0.02m
5:55PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
7
6
10
9
11
8
7
9
8
6
9
9
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