
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1846 | 1682 | 1663 | 1526 | 1505 | 1463 | 1431 | 1010 | 969 | 1972 | 1855 | 1143 | 1174 | 1365 | 1998 | 2161 | 2110 | 2247 | 2481 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.59m | 1:00AM2.57m | 1:26PM2.44m | 1:57AM2.40m | 2:27PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.16m | 7:16AM0.22m | 7:40PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.39m | 8:48PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | — | — |
— | — | 575 | 381 | 287 | 272 | 1431 | 167 | 218 | 1972 | 1855 | 1143 | 1174 | 1365 | — | 12 | 268 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
1846 | 1682 | 1663 | 1526 | 1505 | 1463 | 280 | 1010 | 969 | 265 | 56 | 278 | 513 | 1133 | 1998 | 2161 | 2110 | 2247 | 2481 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 197 | 155 | 96 | 155 | 96 | 102 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 24 | 96 | 96 | 214 | 214 | 85 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
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