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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Out going spring tide' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 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
	WSW	WSW		WSW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May 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	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May 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	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May 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	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	SW	WSW	WSW	W
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	W
	16 s	cross- off	13 s	16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	W
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	W
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	WSW	W
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	WSW	W
	14 s	off	5 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May 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	off		14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May 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	SW	W	WSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May 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	NW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May 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	WSW	W	WSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off	1 s	15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May 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	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May 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	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 29 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 2.1m (6.8 ft). Range 3.88m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Out going spring tide' by Rob Davies

Smaller than expected. The wind forecast was right (quite a strong cross-off); the swell period was as expected (say 15 seconds) but the sets were far apart and only shoulder high and the tide had to fall quite far before anything peeled (after this image). Dolphins, rays, seals and even a small shark all visited the bay to add interest.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:04 pm 17 May 2014