Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3
NNE
2.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111012111010101099988131313131414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3879407730012042198919412253154613131070872649553400323317317312317322265261257249
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
2.25
6:13PM
2.23
6:47AM
2.32
7:22PM
2.31
7:51AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.61
11:55AM
0.50
12:29AM
0.57
1:07PM
0.40
1:37AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:37-------7:39-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:28
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
14632153311---------------
Temp. °C161818181819191919191818181919181817171718191918
Feels °C (?)101312121216181818181718161818171716171719201919
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