Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)161615151413131312121318181616161615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5083851218010210165608790103156137337333174155273289226204178133
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
2.67
1:23PM
2.54
1:48AM
2.51
2:34PM
2.39
3:01AM
2.39
3:46PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.16
7:31PM
0.34
8:12AM
0.33
8:42PM
0.50
9:27AM
0.44
9:57PM
0.58
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:46---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C101011131312121211121213121211111110111414131312
Feels °C (?)556810101010101010991098889111081110
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