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Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
180 | 411 | 405 | 377 | 276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 194 | 453 | 891 | 986 | 919 | 843 | 710 | 701 | 428 | 411 | 333 | 329 | 432 | 581 | 599 | 690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:51AM2.98m | 3:26PM2.70m | 3:55AM2.85m | 4:34PM2.63m | 5:00AM2.77m | 5:39PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.53m | 9:36PM0.64m | 10:20AM0.61m | 10:42PM0.73m | 11:23AM0.64m | 11:47PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
180 | 411 | 405 | 377 | 276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 453 | 891 | 986 | 919 | 843 | 710 | 701 | 428 | 411 | 333 | 329 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 20 | W 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | E 4 | E 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
113 | 90 | 61 | 56 | 13 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 194 | 112 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | N 13 | N 14 | N 9 | N 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 13 | W 13 | N 14 | NW 4 |
112 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 66 | 42 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 81 | 91 | 73 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 432 | 581 | 599 | 690 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
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