Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
N
Period(s) (?)11111313121212121114141313161515141414131313137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5957558315110614113211993302284280237534418411320297229173125126107
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NW
15
SE
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
3.21
12:34AM
3.20
12:49PM
3.11
1:08AM
3.10
1:23PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.19
6:26PM
0.17
6:44AM
0.28
6:59PM
0.29
7:19AM
0.40
7:34PM
0.44
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:46-------7:47-------7:48-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C171717171718181716161515151616151515151617181817
Feels °C (?)141414151516171814121091011109887910121111
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