Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 396 | 1065 | 1255 | 1328 | 1622 | 2048 | 2783 | 4764 | 7200 | 7370 | 5798 | 4763 | 3748 | 2826 | 1843 | 1290 | 913 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.77m | 10:40AM2.71m | 10:53PM2.80m | 11:14AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.19m | 5:05AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 490 | 326 | 1065 | 395 | 425 | 298 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 18 | — | 5798 | 4763 | 3748 | 2826 | 1843 | 1290 | 913 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 22 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 144 | 134 | 413 | 99 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 |
| kJ | 35 | 121 | 266 | 77 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 396 | — | 1255 | 1328 | 1622 | 2048 | 2783 | 4764 | 7200 | 7370 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 214 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 210 | 210 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 17 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 152 | 14 | 102 |
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