
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 147 | 140 | 104 | 106 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 48 | 55 | 50 | 90 | 106 | 103 | 161 | 647 | 828 | 1185 | 3072 | 3851 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40PM2.69m | 11:02AM2.63m | 11:15PM2.68m | 11:38AM2.59m | 11:52PM2.64m | 12:16PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.38m | 5:10PM0.36m | 5:27AM0.34m | 5:45PM0.33m | 6:06AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 21 | NW 11 |
195 | 147 | 140 | 104 | 106 | 93 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 39 | 8 | 50 | 90 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 647 | 828 | 1185 | 34 | 3851 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | NNW 4 | N 5 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | — | W 20 |
— | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 48 | 55 | 6 | 16 | 106 | 31 | 144 | 17 | 25 | 9 | — | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 23 | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | — | 7 | — | — | 64 | 161 | 196 | 356 | 602 | 3072 | 3322 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 92 | 96 | 198 | 203 | 259 | 85 |
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