What are the current surf conditions at Fletchers Beach?

Fletchers Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Fletchers Beach?

The best time to surf Fletchers Beach is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Fletchers Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Fletchers Beach
Address: Tasman, New Zealand / Aotearoa

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Current Surf Conditions at Fletchers Beach

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🌬️ WIND

13
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🌊 SWELL

0.7
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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.7ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

18kt

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AIR TEMP

15°C

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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with mixed swell but pretty windy at 13kt Note: winds from SSW would be better.

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Sunday

May 10

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 10-17kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	—kt	23°C	20°C	2mm
12:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	11kt	WNW	15kt	21°C	19°C	1mm
1:02 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	10kt	WNW	14kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	12s	SW	11kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	11kt	NW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	9s	SW	11kt	W	16kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	WNW	19kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	11kt	WNW	15kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	13kt	WNW	18kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	13kt	W	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:02 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SW	16kt	WNW	22kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
6:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SW	17kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	1mm
7:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	19°C	1mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	19kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	25°C	21°C	0mm

Monday

May 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.1-0.8ft 💨 14-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	SW	18kt	W	25kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
12:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	19°C	18°C	2mm
2:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	16kt	SW	—kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	15kt	SW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
7:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	17kt	W	24kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	18kt	NW	25kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	17kt	W	24kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
2:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	16kt	WNW	23kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	14kt	SW	20kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	16kt	SW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	22kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 AM	POOR	0.1ft	12s	SW	15kt	W	22kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 AM	POOR	0.1ft	12s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	25°C	19°C	2mm

Tuesday

May 12

POOR3 excellent hours

🌊 0.1-0.7ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	POOR	0.1ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 PM	POOR	0.1ft	8s	SW	14kt	WNW	19kt	21°C	20°C	1mm
1:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	13kt	SW	—kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	13kt	WSW	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	13kt	NW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
7:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	11kt	W	15kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	12kt	W	17kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	11s	SW	11kt	SW	16kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	11s	SW	11kt	SW	16kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:02 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	11s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	23°C	18°C	2mm
2:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	8kt	WSW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SW	11kt	NW	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
4:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	8s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	8s	SW	7kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
6:02 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	W	15kt	29°C	19°C	2mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	28°C	20°C	1mm
9:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	6kt	SW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	7kt	W	9kt	25°C	21°C	0mm

Wednesday

May 13

EXCELLENT15 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-0.9ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SW	9kt	WSW	13kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	9s	SW	9kt	W	13kt	21°C	20°C	1mm
1:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	10s	SW	7kt	W	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
2:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	SW	7kt	W	—kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.9ft	10s	SW	6kt	WNW	9kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	10s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	12s	SW	6kt	SW	9kt	13°C	19°C	2mm
6:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	10s	SW	4kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	11s	SW	4kt	W	6kt	15°C	20°C	2mm
10:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	5kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	12s	SW	6kt	NW	—kt	19°C	19°C	1mm
12:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	12s	SW	3kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
1:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
2:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	4kt	NW	5kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	20°C	2mm
4:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.6ft	11s	SW	6kt	SW	—kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	3kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	2kt	W	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	6kt	NW	8kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SW	2kt	NW	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
10:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	25°C	20°C	2mm

Thursday

May 14

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 0.1-0.4ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	4kt	SW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
1:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	WSW	8kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	4kt	WNW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	6kt	NW	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	6kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	9s	SW	4kt	W	6kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	8s	SW	6kt	WSW	9kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	NW	6kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	9s	SW	7kt	WNW	10kt	15°C	21°C	2mm
10:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	7kt	NW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	11s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	12s	SW	6kt	WSW	8kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
2:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	10s	SW	4kt	WSW	6kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	12s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
4:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	SW	—kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
5:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	7kt	SW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	19°C	3mm
8:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	7kt	SW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	8kt	NW	11kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	SW	9kt	W	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Friday

May 15

FAIR10 good hours

🌊 0.3-0.9ft 💨 7-15kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	7kt	WNW	9kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	9s	SW	9kt	W	12kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	SW	10kt	SW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	12s	SW	10kt	W	14kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	8kt	WNW	—kt	15°C	20°C	1mm
4:02 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	8kt	WNW	11kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	9kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SW	12kt	NW	17kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
8:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	NW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SW	12kt	W	—kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	10s	SW	12kt	W	—kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	12s	SW	11kt	WNW	15kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
1:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
2:02 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	11kt	SW	16kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	27°C	18°C	2mm
4:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
7:02 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	SW	14kt	NW	20kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	13kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Saturday

May 16

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 14-17kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
11:02 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SW	15kt	SW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	17kt	SW	—kt	21°C	19°C	2mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
3:02 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	17kt	NW	24kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	15kt	NW	21kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	15kt	NW	21kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	17kt	SW	24kt	23°C	19°C	2mm
2:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	16kt	NW	—kt	25°C	18°C	3mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	21kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
4:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	17kt	WSW	23kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
6:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
8:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	14kt	SW	19kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.5ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:10-18kt WSW

Water Temperature:18-21°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Fletchers Beach in Nelson - West Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best conditions occur when a West-northwest swell (a mix of groundswells and windswells) combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest, though the spot offers some shelter from south winds and does not handle onshores well. The break features left-hand beach breaks and a left-hand point break, which perform best around a falling mid tide. It is unlikely to be too crowded even when the surf is up, but surfers should take care to avoid rips and rocks. The best time of year for consistent, clean waves is during the spring, particularly the month of October.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: State: Tasman | Country: New Zealand / Aotearoa | Road: Pillar Point Lighthouse Track (DoC) | Full Address: Pillar Point Lighthouse, Pillar Point Lighthouse Track (DoC), Tasman, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWNW

Ideal Wind DirectionSSW

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