Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
W
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.5
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)1114141313161514141414131313131377778899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11993302284280237534412407320297229173125123828080126156135118351588
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
45
NNE
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
3.11
12:08AM
3.10
12:23PM
2.97
12:42AM
2.96
12:59PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
0.28
5:59PM
0.29
6:19AM
0.40
6:34PM
0.44
6:55AM
0.57
7:11PM
0.62
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:13-------6:12--
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------------121212187-
Temp. °C161515151516161515151515161818171716161515161817
Feels °C (?)13109910111098878101311101110877101113
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