
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
265 | 312 | 333 | 537 | 632 | 771 | 669 | 624 | 931 | 1019 | 1558 | 2658 | 2668 | 4719 | 1630 | 1589 | 1776 | 3134 | 4319 | 4319 | 3867 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM2.38m | 00:58AM2.27m | 1:14PM2.21m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:05PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.20m | 6:45PM0.30m | 7:08AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.49m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:28PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
265 | 312 | 333 | 537 | 632 | 771 | 669 | 624 | 825 | 1019 | 704 | 350 | 2668 | 4719 | 1265 | 961 | 1776 | 3134 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | E 5 | ESE 5 | N 9 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1558 | 448 | 270 | 234 | 1630 | 1589 | 579 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 18 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 626 | — | 389 | — | 130 | 123 | 20 | 27 | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
16 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 87 | 585 | 931 | 964 | — | 2658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4319 | 4319 | 3867 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 203 | 203 | 197 | 85 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 155 | 191 | 155 | 153 |
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