Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
WSW
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121111111110101010109999991616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57854815408935664281466837813134251521551641137187010691005809690586516394358329329320
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
S
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
2.50
2:55PM
2.55
3:25AM
2.40
3:54PM
2.44
4:28AM
2.31
5:04PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
0.17
8:43AM
0.27
9:14PM
0.26
9:38AM
0.37
10:12PM
0.37
10:44AM
0.45
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:53-------8:52
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1-----------1121-
Temp. °C161515161716161616161515171818181616161616161616
Feels °C (?)111011111088910131213151413131213141615141414
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