Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
1.4
E
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)61212121212121212121212131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1391061031017172474646462728313029292828282828282827
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
11:07PM
2.90
11:28AM
3.10
11:44PM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.65
4:36AM
0.52
5:02PM
0.51
5:15AM
0.39
5:40PM
0.38
5:52AM
0.29
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:59-------8:59-------8:58----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151516151514141414151515141413131314161716141414
Feels °C (?)1099653333444323345897454
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