Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
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 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2723 | 2567 | 2103 | 4271 | 4163 | 3937 | 3574 | 3059 | 2543 | 2115 | 1668 | 1432 | 911 | 678 | 452 | 367 | 352 | 342 | 427 | 408 | 433 | 469 | 521 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:11AM2.51m | 1:39PM2.38m | 1:58AM2.44m | 2:28PM2.31m | 2:51AM2.38m | 3:25PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.30m | 7:48PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.41m | 9:11AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2723 | 2567 | 2103 | 4271 | 4163 | 3937 | 3574 | 3059 | 2543 | 2115 | 1668 | 1432 | 911 | 678 | 168 | 171 | 352 | 342 | 427 | 408 | 433 | 469 | 521 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 19 | W 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 715 | 1615 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 94 | 176 | 197 | 161 | 161 | 100 | 82 | 112 | 193 | 367 | 84 | 52 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 307 | 505 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 7 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 27 | 452 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 67 | 125 | 167 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 186 | 1010 | 2110 | 2418 | 1593 | 1249 | 561 | 135 | 115 | 132 | 247 | 119 | 172 | 428 | 356 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 102 | 96 | 160 | 231 | 102 | 102 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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