Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 726 | 594 | 594 | 1450 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1210 | 1195 | 1038 | 999 | 816 | 795 | 784 | 639 | 639 | 478 | 437 | 341 | 273 | 213 | 363 | 800 | 707 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07AM2.46m | 6:43PM2.46m | 7:12AM2.58m | 7:45PM2.64m | 8:15AM2.73m | 8:43PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.30m | 00:58AM0.22m | 1:31PM0.19m | 2:00AM0.06m | 2:31PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 726 | 594 | 594 | 1450 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1210 | 1195 | 1038 | 999 | 816 | 795 | 784 | 639 | 639 | 478 | 437 | 341 | 273 | 213 | 147 | 107 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 23 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 422 | 516 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 102 | 363 | 800 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 214 | 85 | 85 |
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