Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
0
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
0.8
W
1.4
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)127791616151515141414131391381212121212811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46798181251401541618602585906869796878273209238187187184180174165125
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
E
20
NE
10
NW
35
WSW
20
SSW
15
ENE
15
NW
5
ESE
35
NE
0
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
5
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
N
15
SE
15
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
crossglassonglassoncrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
2.58
9:21PM
2.58
9:47AM
2.78
10:06PM
2.77
10:27AM
2.99
10:45PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.91
3:13PM
0.87
3:31AM
0.72
3:59PM
0.65
4:14AM
0.52
4:40PM
0.44
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:31-------8:30--
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1------47----11-1-----
Temp. °C171717171818171616141315161818151615151818181817
Feels °C (?)14151516111415141681313131617131212111615161616
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