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Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Fletchers rising tide ' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is

14.0°C

0.6°

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	NNE	ENE	WSW	WSW
	14 s	on	3 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August 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	NNW	NNE	WSW	ENE
	14 s	glass	3 s	14 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August 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	WNW	NNE	WSW
	15 s	cross	3 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August 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	W		WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	WSW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	WSW		WSW	NE
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	SSE
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	W
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	NNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	NNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 August 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	WSW		WSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August 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	N		WSW
	14 s	cross- on		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August 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	NNE		WSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August 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	ENE		WSW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August 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	ENE		WSW	NW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August 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	E	NNE	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 August at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.2m (7.2 ft). Range 3.88m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Fletchers rising tide ' by Rob Davies

A bit lumpy from the west wind. Cleaner inside.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:54 pm 18 Aug 2014