Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2801 | 2628 | 2493 | 2294 | 2104 | 1898 | 1546 | 1330 | 1174 | 1143 | 1047 | 975 | 837 | 801 | 778 | 960 | 1071 | 762 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.73m | 12:34PM2.56m | 00:55AM2.53m | 1:14PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM-0.06m | 6:27AM0.00m | 6:43PM0.12m | 7:08AM0.21m | 7:25PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
2801 | 2628 | 2493 | 2294 | 2104 | 1898 | 1546 | 1330 | 1174 | 1143 | 1047 | 975 | 837 | 801 | 778 | 960 | 480 | 762 | 540 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 6 | WSW 14 |
116 | 71 | 159 | 139 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 44 | 247 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — |
— | 157 | 320 | 219 | 82 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1071 | 69 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 153 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
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