Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 29 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
17.8° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (29 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.5
W
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.2
N
0.2
N
2.2
W
1.9
WSW
0.3
N
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1818121811161615151515111413131313141366121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89513983638281746868688558901281251191414360275259691
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
0
SE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NW
35
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
2.73
7:49PM
2.72
8:29AM
2.86
9:00PM
2.84
9:33AM
3.05
10:00PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.73
2:09AM
0.61
2:48PM
0.58
3:14AM
0.46
3:50PM
0.39
4:10AM
0.28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:51-------8:50-------8:49----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171716171616161717161615141616171616151514
Feels °C (?)109889111713141416121013119977666810
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