Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)--
Afternoon (01 Dec)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (01 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
1.1
NNW
1.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111010128888998888888888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12796513862161791452232534454132521691338555343021111120205371470479
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
35
NW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
20
WSW
15
E
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
20
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
E
5
NW
5
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
2.93
8:09AM
2.96
8:29PM
3.08
9:03AM
3.15
9:24PM
3.22
9:54AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.37
2:19PM
0.44
2:48AM
0.21
3:15PM
0.27
3:40AM
0.08
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-8:42-------8:43-------8:44------
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------10122-28412---
Temp. °C151515161616151515151516131313141312131414141516
Feels °C (?)89121011118888111443443813131312149
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