Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616121611111514141111131313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21468598127350403110212081016432379680660555455603359488480546582655619
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
3.36
11:34AM
3.50
11:57PM
3.34
12:23PM
3.48
12:47AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
-0.03
5:50PM
0.00
6:09AM
0.00
6:40PM
0.04
6:58AM
0.09
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-8:45-------8:46-------8:47------
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161615161717171617161617181717171717171717
Feels °C (?)9911121210111111111113111213131314151515141313
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