Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.4° 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 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.7
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)168899981414141414141414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201363695782845029820520068259059860250148738337230223923917917613012887
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
5
SSW
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
2.91
9:51AM
3.11
10:15PM
3.07
10:31AM
3.21
10:53PM
3.18
11:07AM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.41
4:05PM
0.26
4:21AM
0.28
4:44PM
0.15
5:00AM
0.19
5:19PM
0.09
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:41-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141415131313131313131313141413131313141515
Feels °C (?)108661311876789101112131312121212131111
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