Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
15.0° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1
NNW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)7771211121111111010109999811131414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153143204338711122913991652131398675363851340635728713711924912241224218723381930
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
2.50
9:10AM
2.51
9:26PM
2.56
9:45AM
2.58
10:02PM
2.60
10:19AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.40
3:19PM
0.38
3:37AM
0.36
3:55PM
0.34
4:13AM
0.35
4:29PM
0.33
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:28-------8:29-------8:30
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-11------31-1-1-----
Temp. °C161616161617171717171716171616161716161617171717
Feels °C (?)141313131415171817181715161516161917171515141312
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