Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (31 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
3.5
N
9
4
N
9
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
10
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
1802
2224
2451
2557
2342
2578
2984
2639
2448
2448
2633
3230
3296
2053
1319
840
588
329
537
382
358
233
143
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
50
N
55
N
50
N
55
N
50
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
45
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
30
NNW
30
N
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM2.90m
10:10PM3.02m
10:26AM2.91m
10:47PM3.03m
11:04AM2.90m
11:25PM3.01m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.44m
4:22AM0.49m
4:36PM0.43m
5:00AM0.49m
5:14PM0.45m
5:39AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
4
2
3
2
6
4
5
2
2
7
10
18
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
7
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
12
12
13
12
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
3.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
10
1
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
26
26
40
53
33
47
2053
1319
840
588
326
260
188
121
89
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
W
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
NW
7
0.4
W
13
Energy kJ
27
12
28
40
32
36
7
30
30
14
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
25
12
40
5
17
21
33
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
3.5
N
9
4
N
9
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
10
4
N
10
0.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
1137
1802
2224
2451
2557
2342
2578
2984
2639
2448
2448
2633
3230
3296
41
329
537
382
358
233
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
114
114
114
213
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
150
184
85
85
85
85
85
92
93
93
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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