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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | |
1165 | 1740 | 1674 | 1484 | 1321 | 1138 | 880 | 854 | 755 | 653 | 522 | 490 | 730 | 824 | 644 | 569 | 530 | 512 | 416 | 387 | 401 | 328 | 318 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:26AM2.45m | 6:54PM2.39m | 7:16AM2.54m | 7:40PM2.48m | 7:59AM2.60m | 8:20PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.46m | 12:41PM0.34m | 1:04AM0.35m | 1:29PM0.26m | 1:49AM0.25m | 2:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 18 |
1165 | 1740 | 1674 | 1484 | 1321 | 1138 | 880 | 854 | 755 | 653 | 522 | 490 | 21 | 51 | 93 | 146 | 227 | 218 | 377 | 373 | 365 | 328 | 249 | 399 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 102 | 318 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | 824 | 644 | 569 | 530 | 512 | 416 | 387 | 401 | 86 | 84 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 210 | 191 |
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