Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 669 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 730 | 775 | 857 | 845 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:43AM2.28m | 7:14PM2.42m | 7:46AM2.39m | 8:11PM2.57m | 8:38AM2.52m | 8:59PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:32AM0.25m | 1:59PM0.27m | 2:26AM0.09m | 2:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 415 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 669 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 730 | 775 | 857 | 845 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 76 | 104 | 129 | 92 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 119 | 255 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 253 | 620 | 645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 203 | 210 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 184 | 176 | 97 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
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