Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 01 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (01 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
2.2
WNW
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)88887761514141413131312101010109991918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3346296553962091499475106111106139189227355187270222163156193154182230
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SSE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---9:02-------9:02-------9:02----
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C171717171615151517181817171515151616161615151515
Feels °C (?)141313131312111214141514161112121313141312121213
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