Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
2
2
3
0
5
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
0.9
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.6
W
17
1.7
W
17
3
W
16
4
W
14
3.5
WNW
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
15
2
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
464
880
1451
1663
4701
6699
5839
4557
3545
2547
2061
1663
1334
1057
894
736
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
WNW
35
NW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:06PM2.47m
6:32AM2.42m
7:10PM2.52m
7:34AM2.48m
8:05PM2.63m
Low Tide
00:22AM1.02m
12:49PM0.93m
1:25AM0.96m
1:47PM0.85m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
3
4
4
4
-1
1
1
5
7
7
3
3
5
7
7
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