Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
15.1° 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 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)1010109999914151414141313131314141414141314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7255464523533132802572122976487861706192315334924924997114691343117911611018918
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
W
20
W
25
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
2.99
10:25PM
2.95
10:47AM
3.05
11:01PM
2.98
11:22AM
3.08
11:37PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
0.41
4:21PM
0.48
4:36AM
0.37
4:57PM
0.43
5:11AM
0.36
5:33PM
0.42
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise-6:00-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:30--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1341--------------------
Temp. °C161515151616171616151616151516151415151616151515
Feels °C (?)15141414171718161612121088101111111099788
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