
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1267 | 1122 | 704 | 586 | 1192 | 1156 | 1009 | 920 | 890 | 761 | 647 | 247 | 405 | 482 | 616 | 1136 | 1830 | 2077 | 2230 | 2149 | 1314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:33AM2.54m | 8:46PM2.69m | 9:08AM2.69m | 9:20PM2.83m | 9:43AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.09m | 2:57AM-0.04m | 3:14PM-0.04m | 3:32AM-0.16m | 3:48PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 |
329 | — | 704 | 586 | 1192 | 1156 | 1009 | 920 | 148 | — | — | 206 | 164 | 111 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 41 | 50 | 954 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | 158 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
1267 | 1122 | 59 | 130 | 127 | 130 | 119 | — | 890 | 761 | 647 | 247 | 405 | 482 | 616 | 1136 | 1830 | 2077 | 2230 | 2149 | 1314 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 23 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 336 | 238 | 155 | 96 |
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