Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Fergusons Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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)
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
5
W
13
4.5
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4090
4770
4640
5345
6520
8284
8149
7731
6550
5872
5270
4767
4224
3716
3522
3238
2753
2679
2407
2185
1984
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM2.08m
6:54AM2.15m
7:23PM2.24m
7:45AM2.29m
8:07PM2.41m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.82m
00:45AM0.75m
1:13PM0.69m
1:37AM0.61m
2:00PM0.53m
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
1
2
0
1
0
2
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
6
7
8
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