
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
845 | 1016 | 917 | 854 | 790 | 790 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 577 | 577 | 491 | 454 | 447 | 384 | 415 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 823 | 813 | 768 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.26m | 4:45PM2.26m | 5:31AM2.22m | 6:05PM2.30m | 6:43AM2.28m | 7:14PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.57m | 11:12PM0.48m | 11:46AM0.56m | 00:28AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
845 | 1016 | 917 | 854 | 790 | 790 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 577 | 577 | 491 | 454 | 447 | 384 | 415 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 823 | 813 | 768 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 |
73 | 49 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 113 | 180 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
149 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 205 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 210 | 210 | 102 | 92 |
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