Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Fergusons Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.7
NNW
6
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1195
1038
999
816
795
784
669
573
536
437
341
273
213
215
784
931
572
401
297
382
403
500
1022
1019
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:12AM2.58m
7:45PM2.64m
8:15AM2.73m
8:43PM2.83m
9:13AM2.85m
9:36PM2.97m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.22m
1:31PM0.19m
2:00AM0.06m
2:31PM0.06m
2:57AM-0.10m
3:25PM-0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
9
7
7
6
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
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