Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1116151514146620191818181716161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214540673758869430305897968618117811910614614499968957
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
3.24
1:30PM
3.01
1:59AM
3.04
2:31PM
2.78
3:04AM
2.86
3:42PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.30
7:44PM
0.40
8:21AM
0.50
8:45PM
0.60
9:30AM
0.66
9:56PM
0.75
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C121111121213121212121211121213121211111314141313
Feels °C (?)654571010101099691011999910991110
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