Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
N
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111010101099998131414141313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156217561403108288063853541533033931115756311431341181921232091915915811110610341347
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
2.56
9:45AM
2.58
10:02PM
2.60
10:19AM
2.63
10:38PM
2.62
10:53AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.38
3:37AM
0.36
3:55PM
0.34
4:13AM
0.35
4:29PM
0.33
4:48AM
0.35
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----6:00-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:28-------8:29-------8:30------
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----34-1--------------
Temp. °C171717171716151516161616161617181717161515151718
Feels °C (?)161818181614141416161716171515141212131213121312
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