Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
17.9° 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 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16191597144114411480148013491330145913121174117411741340120411871047874746622604506491384
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
2.40
1:45AM
2.33
2:10PM
2.23
2:26AM
2.17
3:00PM
2.07
3:20AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.18
7:41PM
0.26
7:57AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.44
8:42AM
0.53
9:09PM
0.61
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---8:01-------8:00-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181616161617161614131313131415161615141413
Feels °C (?)14131313111111121613139666678101211101010
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