Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1868 | 1403 | 2270 | 778 | 663 | 1632 | 1607 | 1420 | 1056 | 930 | 393 | 508 | 704 | 1460 | 2110 | 3110 | 4164 | 1467 | 1591 | 1417 | 1209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.44m | 8:45PM2.57m | 9:05AM2.58m | 9:19PM2.71m | 9:40AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.37m | 2:56AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.21m | 3:30AM0.12m | 3:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | WSW 13 |
1868 | 1403 | — | 778 | 663 | 30 | 1607 | 1420 | 1056 | 930 | 299 | 508 | 704 | 115 | 269 | 273 | 215 | 1403 | 237 | 1417 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 84 | 96 | 91 | 393 | 175 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 198 | 184 | 178 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 54 | 53 | 82 | 81 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | WNW 8 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 |
44 | 90 | 2270 | 371 | 411 | 1632 | 295 | — | — | 4 | 17 | — | — | 1460 | 2110 | 3110 | 4164 | 1467 | 1591 | — | 1209 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 155 | 198 | 226 | 260 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 85 |
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