Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 644 | 445 | 360 | 417 | 628 | 589 | 558 | 543 | 536 | 529 | 419 | 390 | 372 | 303 | 273 | 361 | 254 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM2.39m | 7:07AM2.47m | 7:38PM2.59m | 8:09AM2.63m | 8:34PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.43m | 00:52AM0.28m | 1:25PM0.27m | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:23PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 752 | 644 | 445 | 360 | 260 | 628 | 589 | 558 | 543 | 536 | 529 | 419 | 390 | 372 | 303 | 242 | 238 | 186 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 254 | 247 | 187 | 334 | 417 | 206 | 169 | 126 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 273 | 361 | 254 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 227 | 227 | 270 | 181 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 68 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 252 | 279 | 384 | 301 | 287 | 259 | 238 | 192 | 153 | 129 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 191 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 155 |
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