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Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
18.0° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
W
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1110812111111101416151010913131312121012121015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131383833145654346638836742421494371249116114109989671696646113
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
40
WSW
25
SE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
2.48
6:26AM
2.45
6:49PM
2.42
7:31AM
2.46
7:55PM
2.44
8:31AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.90
12:39PM
1.03
1:10AM
0.94
1:45PM
1.02
2:11AM
0.90
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1-112267157
Temp. °C171715151414141516161516161515151414141515151516
Feels °C (?)79111413131287768889101112131211101012
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