Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 04 Sep 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.9
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
2.1
WSW
3
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1514714148888813914131313131313141491011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)712670677100013091702185019922259253025541548260826722632292732073048507335584247213931364198
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
2.26
7:44AM
2.33
8:04PM
2.48
8:28AM
2.52
8:44PM
2.69
9:09AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.52
1:33AM
0.39
1:56PM
0.31
2:17AM
0.16
2:37PM
0.10
2:57AM
-0.06
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise------6:48-------6:46-------6:45-
Sunset-6:07-------6:08-------6:09------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2222221124531--------111
Temp. °C1414141314141414141311111110101111109910111111
Feels °C (?)998787777555433222210112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 37 km away suggest it is still onshore at Fergusons Beach (moderate winds from the NW at FarewellSpitAws). 2.1m 7s swell from the WNW with a 1.4m 14s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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37 km away, 1 h 1 min ago

28 km/h
NW
0.0
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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