Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 253 | 355 | 768 | 1855 | 2582 | 3489 | 4293 | 3876 | 1358 | 1065 | 928 | 598 | 680 | 847 | 752 | 882 | 812 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM2.92m | 10:52AM2.88m | 11:11PM2.94m | 11:34AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM-0.16m | 4:41AM-0.20m | 4:59PM-0.18m | 5:23AM-0.16m | 5:43PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 322 | 253 | 181 | 137 | 89 | 535 | 452 | — | — | 1358 | 906 | 730 | 587 | 408 | 176 | 181 | — | 10 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 95 | 86 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 94 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 141 | 355 | 768 | 1855 | 2582 | 3489 | 4293 | 3876 | 1352 | 1065 | 928 | 598 | 680 | 847 | 752 | 882 | 812 | 466 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 210 | 214 | 203 | 216 | 218 | 340 | 323 | 85 | 85 | 197 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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