Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.9
WNW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)101099988814141414141414131312111110101716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12079106685374503723302551751751311341361341291259021853450542470619041901
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
N
5
ENE
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offonglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
2.66
7:37PM
2.57
8:08AM
2.79
8:42PM
2.73
9:05AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.84
1:20PM
0.77
1:48AM
0.75
2:28PM
0.61
2:49AM
0.58
3:21PM
0.42
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:27-------7:24
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------1-422----
Temp. °C192020181718181818181818181818181716151516171817
Feels °C (?)171817151315141514161718191717161615141515141110
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