Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
!
0
0
!
0
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1
W
16
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3773
2254
1500
948
699
535
592
813
1026
2288
2723
2528
5104
4375
3976
3652
3318
3059
2758
2308
1857
1432
899
678
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
35
ESE
45
SE
55
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SE
50
SE
30
NE
30
SE
10
SSW
15
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM2.59m
12:56PM2.46m
1:11AM2.51m
1:39PM2.38m
1:58AM2.44m
2:28PM2.31m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.32m
6:47AM0.30m
7:03PM0.34m
7:30AM0.30m
7:48PM0.37m
8:18AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
5
3
2
1
3
1
1
2
6
12
13
20
15
6
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
11
10
11
11
12
12
14
12
13
10
11
10
11
11
13
14
13
Feels °C
6
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
6
4
1
0
0
3
0
3
4
5
8
8
6
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.5
N
9
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
183
2254
1500
948
699
348
592
813
1026
2288
2723
2528
5104
4375
3976
3652
3318
3059
2758
2308
1857
1432
899
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
1
W
16
1.3
NNW
9
0.9
W
15
1.1
W
15
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
W
19
1.2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
390
344
158
114
535
270
367
510
63
33
715
258
794
640
440
269
200
137
112
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1
W
17
0.7
W
10
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
318
404
395
566
104
421
99
84
64
23
5
103
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
0.4
ESE
3
1.2
ESE
5
2
ESE
6
3
E
8
4
ESE
9
4
E
9
3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
3773
436
432
3
61
299
1350
2342
2268
953
498
239
108
11
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
5
5
1
5
5
5
2
1
5
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
226
213
85
85
85
92
92
11
0
96
102
102
96
102
160
102
96
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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