Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Fergusons Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.2° 

Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.6
W
16
1.4
N
7
1.9
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
536
529
419
390
372
303
273
361
254
232
225
297
270
188
183
403
579
664
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38PM2.59m
8:09AM2.63m
8:34PM2.79m
9:03AM2.78m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.27m
1:54AM0.07m
2:23PM0.07m
2:48AM-0.13m
3:13PM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
7
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
4
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
7
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