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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Waiting for the tide' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW	W	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW	W	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	W	WSW	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	8 s	off	8 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	NW
	9 s	off	9 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	NW
	10 s	off	2 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	W
	13 s	off		13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	W
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	W
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	W
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	W
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW	W
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W
	14 s	cross	3 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	NW	WSW
	13 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW	NW	W
	13 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (2.9 ft). Range 3.88m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Waiting for the tide' by Rob Davies

Ragged lefts starting to clean up on the inside as the tide fills the bay. With the wind behind a SW wrapping swell, the left to right rip makes surfing here at low tide hard work at best.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:43 pm 26 Apr 2014