Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° 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 7PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (12 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
1
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.3
N
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
WSW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)11121216161413136677614677981615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252626454533605750137199144793584103106181254401541618602585
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
NE
15
N
25
WSW
10
S
10
E
10
NNW
5
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
2.30
7:58AM
2.42
8:26PM
2.41
8:59AM
2.58
9:21PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
1.14
1:34AM
1.05
2:16PM
1.05
2:40AM
0.91
3:13PM
0.87
3:31AM
0.72
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---8:36-------8:35-------8:34----
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----13121631----11---118
Temp. °C171718191919191919181919191818171717181817161615
Feels °C (?)141518202020191918161719191618171616131616151611
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