Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
16
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
7
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1928
1358
1179
1041
984
840
769
861
1070
956
819
211
212
219
214
317
317
382
663
848
199
190
170
157
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
ENE
20
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
10
S
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
0
SSE
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:34AM3.30m
11:01PM3.47m
11:26AM3.28m
11:52PM3.46m
12:18PM3.21m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.06m
4:47PM0.02m
5:18AM0.03m
5:37PM0.04m
6:10AM0.06m
6:28PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
9
7
6
4
1
3
6
7
10
6
6
8
11
6
3
5
8
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
16
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
0.3
E
4
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.6
W
12
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
0.6
W
14
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
18
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
1928
1358
1179
1041
984
840
3
17
7
103
212
219
214
317
317
131
98
96
187
156
111
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
22
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
15
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
Energy kJ
157
123
6
6
20
11
1
6
9
44
43
88
67
27
11
3
199
190
141
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
20
0.6
W
14
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
Energy kJ
22
21
21
3
3
6
21
20
30
144
99
3
3
134
127
170
157
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
7
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
E
5
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
13
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
26
43
39
42
769
861
1070
956
819
211
8
25
42
382
663
848
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
93
95
14
14
3
3
150
114
114
150
150
193
150
185
0
24
24
14
0
149
114
114
233
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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