Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
17.6° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)101015151514141414141413131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8380128169242400400394384367352373368421408341307288226218215211207169
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
SE
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
2.28
8:33PM
2.34
8:59AM
2.40
9:20PM
2.46
9:42AM
2.53
10:02PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.75
2:24PM
0.71
2:50AM
0.67
3:11PM
0.62
3:35AM
0.57
3:52PM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------9:00--
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
6998221112111---11------
Temp. °C161615161717171616161717181716161515151616161514
Feels °C (?)1111101113131312131317171715141514121010101186
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