
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 160 | 183 | 297 | 307 | 522 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 453 | 467 | 480 | 373 | 367 | 294 | 290 | 286 | 356 | 720 | 822 | 663 | 549 | 384 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.31m | 4:11AM2.36m | 4:39PM2.24m | 5:10AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.47m | 9:53PM0.58m | 10:26AM0.59m | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:23AM0.66m | 11:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | WSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
154 | 134 | 108 | 297 | 307 | 522 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 453 | 467 | 480 | 373 | 80 | 294 | 82 | 286 | 356 | 720 | 822 | 663 | 549 | 356 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
134 | 124 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 367 | 62 | 290 | 2 | 229 | 204 | 207 | 229 | 325 | 384 | 446 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
233 | 160 | 183 | 78 | 52 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 49 | 113 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 198 | 35 | 49 | 98 | 58 | 27 | 336 | 614 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 96 | 102 | 97 | 96 | 23 | 14 | 92 | 99 |
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