Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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 (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1535 | 2373 | 2553 | 1496 | 1630 | 2011 | 1776 | 3204 | 3718 | 3429 | 3080 | 2824 | 2749 | 2919 | 2959 | 3387 | 1873 | 3669 | 3881 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14PM2.21m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:05PM2.05m | 2:51AM1.97m | 3:15PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.49m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:28PM0.67m | 8:57AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 527 | 2373 | 2553 | 961 | 842 | 2011 | 1776 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3080 | 2824 | 1434 | 1589 | — | — | 1873 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1535 | 272 | 217 | 1496 | 1630 | 612 | 452 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 169 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 308 | 219 | 186 | 80 | 42 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 3204 | 3718 | 3429 | — | — | 2749 | 2919 | 2959 | 3387 | 361 | 3669 | 3881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 155 | 155 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 96 | 99 | 155 |
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