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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.4° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | |
755 | 744 | 551 | 490 | 645 | 861 | 203 | 203 | 530 | 422 | 377 | 373 | 365 | 328 | 318 | 307 | 304 | 297 | 394 | 372 | 443 | 1294 | 1393 | 1271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.54m | 7:40PM2.48m | 7:59AM2.60m | 8:20PM2.57m | 8:37AM2.65m | 8:56PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.35m | 1:29PM0.26m | 1:49AM0.25m | 2:09PM0.19m | 2:29AM0.18m | 2:47PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
755 | 744 | 551 | 490 | 21 | 51 | 203 | 203 | 227 | 218 | 377 | 373 | 365 | 328 | 249 | 246 | 189 | 72 | 394 | 353 | 443 | 1294 | 1393 | 1271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
3 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 93 | 146 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 102 | 318 | 307 | 304 | 297 | 66 | 372 | 432 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 16 | W 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 172 | 125 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | E 3 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | 645 | 861 | 74 | 51 | 530 | 422 | 337 | 314 | 308 | 308 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 2 | 90 | 286 | 286 | 165 | 75 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 14 | 102 | 102 | 185 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 |
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