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Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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
17.6° 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 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.4
WSW
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121214141414141413136655125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29292828282828282850676763636261905815411078645095
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
55
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SE
60
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
3.10
11:44PM
3.00
12:04PM
3.20
12:21AM
3.06
12:39PM
3.26
12:57AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.39
5:40PM
0.38
5:52AM
0.29
6:17PM
0.27
6:28AM
0.23
6:54PM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:18-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:58-------8:58-------8:57--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C131314151616151515151516161616151515161618191917
Feels °C (?)1245765444345666678912141210
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