Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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Fletchers Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.9
ESE
0.4
W
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)121111161116151551466201918181817161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464125212145716740648674303058979686181178119106146144
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
3.24
1:30PM
3.01
1:59AM
3.04
2:31PM
2.78
3:04AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.18
7:22AM
0.30
7:44PM
0.40
8:21AM
0.50
8:45PM
0.60
9:30AM
0.66
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131213121211111212121313131212121213121212111214
Feels °C (?)847665456911111199991110101091010
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