Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
18.5° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111201918181817161616161515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107154138151133149268362413620620586643635620596459441129413211240336308793
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
2.87
10:51PM
2.77
11:07AM
2.88
11:28PM
2.76
11:43AM
2.82
12:02AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
-0.17
4:59AM
-0.15
5:19PM
-0.19
5:35AM
-0.15
5:55PM
-0.14
6:10AM
-0.08
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:09-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414141413121214161616151413131516171614141414
Feels °C (?)1011981010991314111110108810101197877
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