Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
2.4
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.7
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
1.4
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2100
1478
1000
750
539
424
442
402
385
264
248
599
284
142
161
121
91
143
122
394
478
481
578
506
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:40AM2.59m
10:54PM2.60m
11:18AM2.53m
11:31PM2.54m
11:57AM2.45m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.38m
4:50PM0.41m
5:05AM0.40m
5:26PM0.43m
5:44AM0.43m
6:05PM0.45m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:08
7
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
4
5
4
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
11
9
8
8
7
6
8
11
11
9
10
11
13
11
12
14
15
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
2.4
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.9
WSW
12
0.5
N
9
1
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
7
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2100
1478
1000
750
539
424
338
252
159
123
248
41
284
142
161
121
81
143
33
29
21
12
578
506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
0.2
W
16
0.3
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.4
NNW
13
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
N
10
0.3
NW
7
0.4
N
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.3
N
8
0.5
WSW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
WSW
15
1.2
N
7
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
47
72
70
295
20
10
38
57
93
125
65
7
26
100
130
95
91
10
64
11
11
21
124
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
20
0.3
W
15
0.3
NW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
7
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
N
12
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
N
12
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
41
39
92
5
19
7
38
9
31
8
14
7
19
10
20
20
11
14
21
11
41
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.5
N
7
Energy kJ
359
399
442
402
385
264
170
599
31
51
10
3
15
122
394
478
481
478
243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
102
153
11
85
85
85
92
92
96
96
96
102
102
102
102
23
10
102
102
92
96
96
96
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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