Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)1413131312121212121111117777712121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1214111096173751340940322817411986595582865982218441627963146612541012
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
0
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
15
N
15
WNW
5
W
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crossononcrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
2.68
8:28PM
2.77
8:57AM
2.79
9:11PM
2.84
9:36AM
2.90
9:49PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.65
2:18PM
0.72
2:43AM
0.56
3:03PM
0.63
3:23AM
0.48
3:43PM
0.54
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:24-------8:25-------8:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------123-1
Temp. °C101011111112121212121315151516161616161616161616
Feels °C (?)5798881011119914151515141312121215151715
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