Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 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
17.9° 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 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147913121174117413121340120411871047874746622522506390321317257237184161123123121
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
2.23
2:26AM
2.17
3:00PM
2.07
3:20AM
2.02
4:05PM
1.95
4:31AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.44
8:42AM
0.53
9:09PM
0.61
9:41AM
0.69
10:12PM
0.75
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---8:00-------7:59-------7:57----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C181716151414131314151616151414141415161615151515
Feels °C (?)171413108766679111089101113151514141515
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