Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
W
20
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1321
1138
880
854
755
653
522
420
566
824
203
203
633
446
377
387
380
328
318
399
390
344
394
372
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM2.39m
7:16AM2.54m
7:40PM2.48m
7:59AM2.60m
8:20PM2.57m
8:37AM2.65m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.34m
1:04AM0.35m
1:29PM0.26m
1:49AM0.25m
2:09PM0.19m
2:29AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
12
13
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
12
11
10
8
8
8
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1321
1138
880
854
755
653
522
420
21
51
203
203
227
218
377
373
365
328
249
246
238
344
394
278
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
23
0.4
W
22
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
17
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
25
6
44
44
93
146
42
42
42
42
66
102
318
399
390
297
169
372
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
WSW
7
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
3
51
20
11
3
3
11
10
10
3
2
2
2
40
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
0.6
E
3
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
566
824
77
59
633
446
285
387
380
73
66
64
60
7
100
220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
191
102
17
102
102
102
102
102
102
153
152
102
14
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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