Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4769 | 4511 | 4095 | 3664 | 3453 | 3189 | 3390 | 3302 | 2960 | 2479 | 2309 | 2157 | 2203 | 1007 | 1174 | 1505 | 1705 | 3378 | 3609 | 1728 | 1728 | 1519 | 3032 | 3288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.94m | 10:27PM3.06m | 10:56AM2.95m | 11:15PM3.05m | 11:43AM2.88m | 00:02AM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM-0.14m | 4:41AM-0.25m | 5:04PM-0.15m | 5:30AM-0.22m | 5:50PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — |
| kJ | 4769 | 4511 | 4095 | 3664 | 3453 | 3189 | — | 3302 | 2960 | — | — | — | 627 | 1007 | 1174 | 1505 | 1705 | 1010 | 1006 | 1728 | 1728 | 1519 | 746 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 15 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3390 | 2644 | 2125 | 2479 | 2309 | 2157 | 2203 | 207 | 223 | 203 | 253 | 3378 | 3609 | 352 | 290 | 268 | 3032 | 3288 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 14 | 165 | 197 | 197 | 96 | 185 | 185 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 205 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 102 |
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