Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 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
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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
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
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
1.4
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
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13612121212121212121212121213121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123119112106103101717247464646272831302929282828282828
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
E
25
E
30
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
11:07PM
2.90
11:28AM
3.10
11:44PM
3.00
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
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:59-------8:59-------8:58--
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
22----------------------
Temp. °C151515151616151414141415151514141313131516161615
Feels °C (?)11910987533334443334478877
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