
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3773 | 2254 | 1500 | 948 | 699 | 535 | 592 | 813 | 1026 | 2288 | 2723 | 2528 | 5104 | 4375 | 3976 | 3652 | 3318 | 3059 | 2758 | 2308 | 1857 | 1432 | 899 | 678 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM2.59m | 12:56PM2.46m | 1:11AM2.51m | 1:39PM2.38m | 1:58AM2.44m | 2:28PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.32m | 6:47AM0.30m | 7:03PM0.34m | 7:30AM0.30m | 7:48PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
183 | 2254 | 1500 | 948 | 699 | 348 | 592 | 813 | 1026 | 2288 | 2723 | 2528 | 5104 | 4375 | 3976 | 3652 | 3318 | 3059 | 2758 | 2308 | 1857 | 1432 | 899 | 678 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | W 16 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | W 19 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | 390 | 344 | 158 | 114 | 535 | 270 | 367 | 510 | 63 | 33 | 715 | — | — | — | 258 | 794 | 640 | 440 | 269 | 200 | 137 | 112 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 10 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 318 | 404 | 395 | 566 | 104 | 421 | 99 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 23 | 5 | — | 103 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 |
3773 | — | — | — | — | 436 | 432 | — | — | 3 | 61 | 299 | 1350 | 2342 | 2268 | 953 | 498 | 239 | 108 | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 213 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 102 | 160 | 102 | 96 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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