Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
N
1.8
N
1.1
WNW
0.9
NNE
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
N
1
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
NNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)9813713999816815151616161514121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73241845882556076129115122137113113176181170167399309300290149116110
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
20
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
2.62
2:05AM
2.62
2:28PM
2.45
3:01AM
2.48
3:32PM
2.32
4:12AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.75
7:53PM
0.80
8:24AM
0.92
8:45PM
0.96
9:25AM
1.05
9:51PM
1.06
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:08-------6:07----
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1------1----------------
Temp. °C171717171717181817181716161514151515161617161515
Feels °C (?)1413111314151515151513111099151311141515121110
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