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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
178 | 133 | 157 | 225 | 334 | 516 | 657 | 631 | 514 | 492 | 378 | 367 | 367 | 1246 | 459 | 389 | 254 | 399 | 1693 | 1571 | 1674 | 1538 | 1171 | 1017 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:55PM2.27m | 5:26AM2.38m | 5:59PM2.31m | 6:26AM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.58m | 10:39AM0.46m | 11:09PM0.55m | 11:45AM0.42m | 00:12AM0.46m | 12:41PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 20 | N 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
178 | 133 | 149 | 189 | 227 | 516 | 657 | 631 | 110 | 492 | 378 | 367 | 367 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 222 | 135 | 1693 | 1571 | 1674 | 1538 | 1171 | 1017 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 14 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
8 | 11 | 157 | 225 | 334 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 514 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 254 | 230 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | W 19 | WSW 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 9 | N 12 | W 21 | W 21 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | E 4 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — |
3 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 106 | 399 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
12 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 77 | 145 | — | — | 115 | 153 | 163 | 1246 | 459 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 155 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
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