Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111111111111111121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90686979688833626425519018718418017713212520919815415415288911239381
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
5
WSW
30
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
0
NNE
15
WSW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
SE
20
E
25
ESE
20
SE
5
ESE
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
0
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
2.78
10:06PM
2.77
10:27AM
2.99
10:45PM
2.95
11:04AM
3.18
11:22PM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.65
4:14AM
0.52
4:40PM
0.44
4:52AM
0.33
5:17PM
0.24
5:29AM
0.18
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---8:31-------8:30-------8:30----
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161717191817171617181818181818171717181818171616
Feels °C (?)131412191214151514151414161716131417141516181515
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