Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
3
4
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
17
2.2
W
17
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.5
WNW
16
1.5
W
16
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1143
2664
2948
2768
2789
2567
2175
2209
2982
1078
2098
1804
1746
1550
1410
513
610
730
997
1037
1024
1006
1024
876
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM3.27m
10:49PM3.49m
11:14AM3.30m
11:37PM3.52m
12:01PM3.28m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.07m
4:35PM0.02m
5:06AM-0.01m
5:23PM-0.01m
5:54AM-0.03m
6:10PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
3
5
4
4
7
6
6
5
4
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