Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.7
ESE
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.4
E
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1515156151414141413131361312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113159159185155150144138134130126125132119112104103101717247464646
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.53
9:24AM
2.68
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.80
3:36PM
0.80
3:54AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.65
4:36AM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------8:59------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
5411122----121----------
Temp. °C161617161616161617171716161515151515151414141415
Feels °C (?)10101111121315171514161514108776532233
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