Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 448 | 504 | 539 | 705 | 1036 | 1447 | 1347 | 904 | 691 | 589 | 472 | 1556 | 594 | 1875 | 1674 | 1719 | 1668 | 499 | 497 | 629 | 791 | 1107 | 1284 | 998 | 2233 | 2111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.13m | 2:59PM2.15m | 3:37AM2.05m | 3:59PM2.09m | 4:38AM2.03m | 5:02PM2.10m | 5:38AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.59m | 9:23PM0.59m | 9:46AM0.62m | 10:24PM0.57m | 10:48AM0.60m | 11:24PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 8:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | N 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 448 | 504 | 539 | 129 | 193 | 191 | 240 | 904 | 691 | 589 | 328 | 235 | 2 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 604 | 3 | 2111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | N 18 | N 11 | N 17 | N 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 11 | N 15 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 91 | 89 | 129 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 405 | 478 | 472 | 472 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 17 | — | N 17 | N 11 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 120 | 334 | 402 | 705 | 1036 | 1447 | 1347 | — | — | — | 93 | 1556 | 594 | 1875 | 1674 | 1719 | 1668 | 499 | 497 | 629 | 791 | 1107 | 1284 | 998 | 2233 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 96 | 96 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 153 | 153 | 96 | 96 | 155 | 96 | 155 | 198 | 96 | 153 | 153 | 155 | 198 | 192 | 205 | 214 | 250 | 291 | 264 | 14 | 0 |
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