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Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
18.0° 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: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
0.2
NNW
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1
W
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1110101610101091313131212121212615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38837469624578377371173116114109987169696644113113159159157155148
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
2.42
7:31AM
2.46
7:55PM
2.44
8:31AM
2.55
8:53PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.03
1:10AM
0.94
1:45PM
1.02
2:11AM
0.90
2:45PM
0.93
3:06AM
0.80
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:15-------6:16
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------2412174101182172--121
Temp. °C141516151515151413131414151515151516161717161616
Feels °C (?)128766771011131210111010101012111313121213
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