Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
0
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.4
W
1.4
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)7916161515151414141313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8378251401541618602585906869694673273264202193187187180137132125123157
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
NW
30
WSW
20
SSW
10
ENE
10
NW
5
NE
25
NNE
5
NW
15
N
20
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
ESE
10
SW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
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)
3:13PM
0.87
3:31AM
0.72
3:59PM
0.65
4:14AM
0.52
4:40PM
0.44
4:52AM
0.33
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1------65---------------
Temp. °C171718181716161414151719181717171717171718181717
Feels °C (?)15161215161515913121417151615141512111216171516
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