Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
2
W
17
2
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.9
W
16
2.1
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.9
W
15
2
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
2161
2033
1789
1767
1566
1727
2096
923
888
865
1576
1793
2401
2575
2725
2960
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
25
ESE
5
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57AM2.64m
2:24PM2.60m
2:48AM2.43m
3:23PM2.43m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.73m
8:12AM0.80m
8:42PM0.94m
9:06AM0.99m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
5
9
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
4
5
5
4
4
3
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