Fletchers Beach surf break

Fletchers Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
N
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
1.5
N
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)7888888767788888888810101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)606889886722560322154146173407537507383373346338274311322365219148214639
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
45
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
2.79
3:00AM
2.60
3:27PM
2.73
3:57AM
2.54
4:24PM
2.70
5:01AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.67
8:56PM
0.72
9:12AM
0.75
9:50PM
0.75
10:09AM
0.80
10:50PM
0.73
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:38----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2331---111121-51--------
Temp. °C171717171717171717181717171717171617181817161515
Feels °C (?)10101315161617151212111415181515131212121114118
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