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Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
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 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212131312121212121212121212141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474646462728323129292828282828282850676763626261
Wind
(km/h)
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
2.97
11:07PM
2.90
11:28AM
3.10
11:44PM
3.00
12:04PM
3.20
12:21AM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.52
5:02PM
0.51
5:15AM
0.39
5:40PM
0.38
5:52AM
0.29
6:17PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset-----8:59-------8:58-------8:58--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151515141414131316161615151414141517171615
Feels °C (?)333334323226665544358865
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