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Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
17.7° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.3
N
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.5
W
1.6
ESE
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)13121212667156151515151414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10998716912813393109159159159157209200207198181173171168121119112106
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
5
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
2.44
8:31AM
2.55
8:53PM
2.53
9:24AM
2.68
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.90
2:45PM
0.93
3:06AM
0.80
3:36PM
0.80
3:54AM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3467111313511111311--132---
Temp. °C131414151515151616161616161616161717171616161516
Feels °C (?)101081099910111110101112131417161613121089
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