Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (04 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
0.2
N
2.5
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
1.1
W
0.6
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)7888101014798877171616612111111151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404648113220314155984943433022722262321469299433483466126313341147
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
3.22
9:54AM
3.32
10:16PM
3.32
10:44AM
3.44
11:07PM
3.36
11:34AM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
0.08
4:08PM
0.12
4:30AM
-0.00
4:59PM
0.03
5:20AM
-0.03
5:50PM
0.00
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:45-------8:45-------8:46
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C131314131416161615151515161616161616161617171717
Feels °C (?)121111111110699887888101111111112111212
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