Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
15
3
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
WNW
16
3
WNW
17
3
WNW
17
3
WNW
17
2.3
W
17
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
947
1951
2091
2329
2423
2252
2149
3944
3696
3533
3919
3866
3966
4185
4293
4324
4284
4805
5332
2864
2795
3258
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
50
NW
55
W
55
W
60
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16AM2.88m
2:49PM2.81m
3:19AM2.69m
4:00PM2.68m
4:39AM2.57m
5:25PM2.66m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.55m
9:09PM0.70m
9:42AM0.72m
10:25PM0.81m
11:02AM0.80m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
2
-1
0
-1
1
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
9
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