Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.4
WSW
1.7
W
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.5
W
1.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1161414141313131313616161691515151589968
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3921716161512512312514141701206185181177121612001152205202237257138475
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
2.92
3:11PM
3.00
3:38AM
2.76
3:57PM
2.80
4:28AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.31
9:00AM
0.45
9:30PM
0.48
9:46AM
0.64
10:17PM
0.65
10:37AM
0.82
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset-9:01-------9:01-------9:01------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918171617181819181717171717181918181818181818
Feels °C (?)11141010913151415121111121213131414151414141313
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