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Fletchers Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /
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Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | W 8 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | |
2223 | 1373 | 918 | 734 | 515 | 340 | 338 | 268 | 161 | 217 | 144 | 282 | 221 | 354 | 146 | 106 | 130 | 71 | 81 | 282 | 443 | 418 | 478 | 695 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.90m | 11:25PM3.01m | 11:42AM2.86m | 00:04AM2.97m | 12:21PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.49m | 5:14PM0.45m | 5:39AM0.51m | 5:52PM0.49m | 6:19AM0.56m | 6:31PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | N 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | N 12 | N 12 | W 15 | W 14 |
 kJ | 42 | 1373 | 918 | 734 | 515 | 326 | 338 | 249 | 161 | 94 | 64 | 282 | 221 | 19 | 146 | 106 | 130 | 71 | 61 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 13 | W 13 | W 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 33 | 53 | 188 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 30 | 56 | 109 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 20 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 12 | N 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 73 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 4 | W 11 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2223 | — | — | — | 276 | 340 | 320 | 268 | 151 | 217 | 144 | — | 12 | 354 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 282 | 443 | 418 | 478 | 695 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 149 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 24 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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