
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
926 | 827 | 723 | 560 | 478 | 418 | 193 | 230 | 345 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 301 | 874 | 920 | 907 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:32PM2.49m | 8:52AM2.52m | 9:11PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.61m | 2:43AM0.55m | 3:05PM0.48m | 3:21AM0.43m | 3:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
926 | 827 | 723 | 560 | 478 | 418 | 193 | 230 | 345 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 236 | 874 | 920 | 907 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
1 | — | — | 21 | 9 | — | 122 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 174 | 301 | — | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 18 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 102 | 23 | 10 |
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