Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.7
W
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
WNW
1.7
NNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1818181712121211118910121313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1252138812102813733553376886644534651281247142774646367129722681215418362328268223071709
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
55
W
50
WNW
35
SW
20
WSW
40
W
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
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)
1:35AM
3.09
1:53PM
3.24
2:15AM
3.04
2:33PM
3.16
2:59AM
2.97
3:18PM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.24
8:10PM
0.21
8:24AM
0.31
8:52PM
0.28
9:09AM
0.43
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:55-------8:54-------8:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--121------------
Temp. °C181817171717171715141414151717171616151517171717
Feels °C (?)121211111111101093481110891011121313879
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