Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.7
NE
7
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
9
2
N
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
1.6
N
9
1.1
W
11
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
187
187
192
200
203
203
150
148
148
103
301
488
663
621
385
277
373
275
1044
1181
1163
846
649
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
5
NE
35
E
40
SE
20
SE
10
SW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM2.76m
4:53PM2.62m
5:14AM2.65m
5:52PM2.59m
6:12AM2.59m
6:48PM2.61m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.65m
11:02PM0.81m
11:34AM0.73m
00:02AM0.86m
12:30PM0.76m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
5
6
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
10
7
10
10
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
10
9
6
6
7
10
8
6
6
7
6
10
13
12
2
-2
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.5
W
14
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
9
2
N
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
8
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
12
Energy kJ
187
187
187
192
200
203
58
81
81
97
81
100
488
663
621
385
277
373
273
1044
1181
1163
846
649
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.1
W
7
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
11
1.1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
61
38
37
25
15
14
203
150
148
148
103
1
98
103
110
168
120
200
275
160
61
18
64
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
W
14
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
E
5
0.8
W
13
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
14
11
5
5
5
2
155
203
25
229
20
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1.7
NE
7
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
2.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
14
1
6
6
8
12
301
94
125
74
64
33
3
22
27
517
198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
24
14
37
37
114
14
93
93
96
93
24
24
14
0
4
93
93
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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