Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
1
ESE
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.9
ESE
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121212121111111161515661313519
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)958590418334334117187137101464642223721674238478956314230
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
3.39
12:13AM
3.40
12:37PM
3.22
1:03AM
3.24
1:30PM
3.01
1:59AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.00
6:29AM
0.11
6:50PM
0.18
7:22AM
0.30
7:44PM
0.40
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------11----
Temp. °C151616161412111011121313121111111112111011111111
Feels °C (?)767842334577544469878867
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