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Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)12131313781212121211111114141489101112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)278312261261262227755647550541388372346443361356412562114720392784351932562416
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
40
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
2.49
3:22AM
2.32
3:48PM
2.33
4:13AM
2.20
4:44PM
2.21
5:10AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.34
9:14PM
0.38
9:32AM
0.50
10:03PM
0.54
10:26AM
0.64
10:56PM
0.67
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---9:02-------9:01-------9:01----
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1------------------1161
Temp. °C191919191716161617192019181718181919202019191616
Feels °C (?)171616161311111113161717171616151616171614131010
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