Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
W
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212111212121111991010101111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173616611344131413921493129412481316281332482000189815531372177418471836194617931512128012901190
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---21111-----31---------
Temp. °C161615151514151415161616161515141415151515151515
Feels °C (?)99978777111077754234456889
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