Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.5
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.4
NNW
3
NNW
4
NNW
Period(s) (?)1111111015141413131312121212121111121066789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199715411574113320272341200616871491131610048847616475463022372169612628054311862684
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
SE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
N
60
N
60
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
2.84
8:11AM
2.78
8:33PM
3.00
8:56AM
2.94
9:14PM
3.13
9:35AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.58
2:18PM
0.53
2:47AM
0.40
3:02PM
0.38
3:26AM
0.26
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------6:24-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset-6:21-------6:22-------6:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------241----------111-1
Temp. °C131212111110988991010910101112131313131414
Feels °C (?)433356445657666676864333
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Wharariki Beach are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 28 km from Wharariki Beach). 3.1m 11s groundswell from the WNW with a 0.9m 8s swell from the N and a 0.7m 11s groundswell from the NNW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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25 km away, 58 min ago

26 km/h
W
0.0
13.9
Air / Water (°C)
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