Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Fergusons Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
0.8
WSW
17
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
W
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
19
1.6
W
18
1.9
W
17
2.1
W
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
403
387
761
591
603
745
653
636
644
581
371
462
620
1421
1628
2196
2590
2851
2523
2429
2224
2252
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:51AM2.87m
10:09PM3.02m
10:34AM2.89m
10:52PM3.00m
11:16AM2.83m
Low Tide
3:37AM-0.26m
3:59PM-0.22m
4:23AM-0.32m
4:42PM-0.25m
5:06AM-0.28m
5:23PM-0.19m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
4
6
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
9
10
10
10
7
9
11
9
9
9
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