
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 214 | 366 | 415 | 431 | 460 | 452 | 515 | 334 | 293 | 625 | 2675 | 3594 | 1193 | 6610 | 6824 | 7074 | 7803 | 7407 | 7918 | 7842 | 9291 | 8643 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.57m | 8:19PM2.76m | 8:46AM2.70m | 9:04PM2.88m | 9:28AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.05m | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:34AM-0.13m | 2:55PM-0.12m | 3:18AM-0.25m | 3:36PM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
193 | 214 | 366 | 415 | 431 | 460 | 452 | 311 | 334 | 256 | 280 | 453 | 510 | 1193 | 6610 | 6824 | 7074 | 7803 | 7407 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 14 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | 42 | 33 | 194 | 273 | 190 | 235 | 9 | 304 | 293 | 143 | 236 | 396 | 919 | — | 107 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 21 | W 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | NNW 8 | W 24 | W 22 | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 140 | 131 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 97 | 235 | — | — | 618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 515 | 57 | 77 | 625 | 2675 | 3594 | 897 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 7918 | 7842 | 9291 | 8643 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 226 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 102 | 153 | 96 | 17 | 224 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 153 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
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