Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 924 | 1187 | 1099 | 917 | 289 | 289 | 207 | 187 | 178 | 238 | 164 | 341 | 916 | 2075 | 3765 | 3715 | 4049 | 5114 | 6282 | 7886 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.99m | 4:45AM1.99m | 5:18PM1.99m | 5:54AM2.04m | 6:27PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.78m | 10:26PM0.82m | 10:58AM0.86m | 11:40PM0.83m | 12:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 637 | 306 | — | — | — | 289 | 289 | 207 | 187 | 178 | 238 | 164 | 157 | 162 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 69 | 135 | 176 | 181 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 924 | 1187 | 1099 | 917 | 69 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 37 | 58 | 110 | 341 | 916 | 2075 | 3765 | 3715 | 4049 | 5114 | 6282 | 7886 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 110 | 155 | 155 | 96 | 203 | 216 | 216 | 96 | 216 | 216 | 96 | 198 |
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