Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5334 | 4577 | 4406 | 3295 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2462 | 2049 | 934 | 1977 | 1689 | 1653 | 1793 | 1744 | 786 | 802 | 1995 | 1999 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:15AM2.73m | 12:38PM2.59m | 1:00AM2.57m | 1:26PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.04m | 6:30AM0.06m | 6:48PM0.16m | 7:16AM0.22m | 7:40PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 14 | — | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
82 | 36 | — | 186 | 181 | — | — | 227 | — | 934 | — | 381 | — | 209 | 203 | 167 | 273 | 205 | 1999 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 6 |
5334 | 4577 | 4406 | 3295 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2462 | 2049 | 206 | 1977 | 1689 | 1653 | 1793 | 1744 | 786 | 802 | 1995 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 96 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 155 | 96 | 96 | 24 |
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