Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2309 | 2157 | 1123 | 1007 | 1158 | 2746 | 3333 | 3940 | 4188 | 3940 | 1680 | 1499 | 3114 | 3114 | 3243 | 2394 | 4650 | 4660 | 4607 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM3.05m | 11:43AM2.88m | 00:02AM2.96m | 12:29PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM-0.15m | 5:30AM-0.22m | 5:50PM-0.09m | 6:18AM-0.10m | 6:35PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 726 | 1123 | 1007 | 1158 | 730 | 858 | 881 | 876 | 876 | 1680 | 1499 | 746 | 746 | 726 | 821 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 520 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 150 | — | — | — | 320 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 2309 | 2157 | 167 | 207 | 176 | 2746 | 3333 | 3940 | 4188 | 3940 | 349 | 293 | 3114 | 3114 | 3243 | 2394 | 4650 | 4660 | 4607 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 155 | 17 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 191 | 100 | 100 |
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