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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
16.3° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | |
158 | 154 | 154 | 99 | 68 | 142 | 137 | 186 | 188 | 191 | 184 | 169 | 225 | 297 | 432 | 941 | 1101 | 969 | 837 | 979 | 1121 | 623 | 2303 | 4606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:47PM2.43m | 12:14PM2.32m | 00:28AM2.31m | 1:01PM2.19m | 1:17AM2.19m | 1:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.40m | 6:23PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.50m | 7:09PM0.55m | 7:38AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
158 | 154 | 154 | 99 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 184 | 169 | 186 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 154 | 623 | 111 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 142 | 137 | 186 | 188 | 191 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 154 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 10 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 108 | 225 | 297 | 432 | 941 | 1101 | 969 | 837 | 979 | 1121 | 617 | 2303 | 4606 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 218 | 259 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 203 | 203 | 198 | 198 | 203 | 270 |
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