Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111113131366776677798815151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)828484828270151109871632041496611519821222952580056664412921569966
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
0
E
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
2.07
7:41AM
2.12
8:07PM
2.19
8:35AM
2.28
8:57PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.81
1:27AM
0.78
1:57PM
0.72
2:25AM
0.66
2:48PM
0.57
3:11AM
0.49
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---8:37-------8:35-------8:34----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1213941-----------3
Temp. °C191919201918191919191919181717161717191816151515
Feels °C (?)171718222018191919191920171415131715131416141415
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