Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 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 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)--
Afternoon (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
3
0
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.3
N
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)6661467791616151515141414131391313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7474443346648181251401548618819585906869796888297212199190187232
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
E
20
NE
15
NW
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
ENE
15
NW
5
SSE
20
NE
10
SSW
5
NE
20
W
15
SE
10
NE
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassonoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
onoffoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
2.41
8:59AM
2.58
9:21PM
2.58
9:47AM
2.78
10:06PM
2.77
10:27AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.91
3:13PM
0.87
3:31AM
0.72
3:59PM
0.65
4:14AM
0.52
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-8:35-------8:34-------8:31------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1------314---------
Temp. °C181918181717161718181716161513171718171716171617
Feels °C (?)201715151515141513151514161212161315151313131214
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