Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
W
2.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)98813131313141414131313911111010161616999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)493374331317317312317322326322312249242471105395479865025582620838139116161599
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
2.31
7:51AM
2.46
8:20PM
2.43
8:42AM
2.60
9:07PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.40
1:37AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
2:31AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.11
3:16AM
0.11
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:28-------7:25----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------111411-------
Temp. °C181919181718171718191918161616161819191715141413
Feels °C (?)17181716151717181920191414151515181815108654
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