
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1803 | 1780 | 1757 | 1735 | 1434 | 604 | 658 | 569 | 586 | 545 | 392 | 850 | 850 | 726 | 845 | 1016 | 917 | 866 | 829 | 790 | 693 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14PM2.48m | 2:55AM2.39m | 3:23PM2.33m | 4:12AM2.26m | 4:45PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.26m | 8:33PM0.31m | 9:05AM0.45m | 9:49PM0.44m | 10:23AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 305 | 222 | 222 | 586 | 545 | 392 | 850 | 850 | 726 | 845 | 1016 | 917 | 866 | 829 | 790 | 693 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 218 | 215 | 103 | 215 | 82 | 52 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | E 3 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
1803 | 1780 | 1757 | 1735 | 1434 | 604 | 658 | 569 | — | 7 | 66 | 321 | 434 | 408 | 271 | 192 | 120 | 69 | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 152 | 155 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 164 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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