Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
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 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.4
E
1.6
E
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
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
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313661212121212121212121212121312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12612513017511210610310171724746464627283130292928282828
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
25
ENE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
11:07PM
2.90
11:28AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.65
4:36AM
0.52
5:02PM
0.51
5:15AM
0.39
5:40PM
0.38
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:59-------8:59-------8:58
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1131--------------------
Temp. °C171615151515161515141414141515151414141314151616
Feels °C (?)1415119109975333344443434688
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