Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111110131616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325533477310298172302865240333873061999525032793267523181905162414651323
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
20
WNW
20
NW
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.05
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1-11-------1-111-----2
Temp. °C181817171718171817171717181817161616161615151515
Feels °C (?)141413131417171599111516111010998999108
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