Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3605 | 3244 | 2658 | 2338 | 2005 | 1654 | 1356 | 1057 | 903 | 666 | 475 | 588 | 446 | 386 | 149 | 103 | 124 | 151 | 221 | 855 | 879 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:13PM2.60m | 2:56AM2.47m | 3:21PM2.48m | 4:06AM2.36m | 4:35PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.28m | 8:34PM0.26m | 9:04AM0.43m | 9:47PM0.37m | 10:16AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3605 | 3244 | 2658 | 2338 | 2005 | 1654 | 1356 | 1057 | 903 | 666 | 475 | 528 | 446 | 386 | 60 | 103 | 124 | 151 | 221 | 855 | 879 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 13 | N 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | NNE 7 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 11 | 35 | 67 | 123 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 16 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 47 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 14 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 588 | 20 | 9 | 35 | — | 23 | 45 | — | 64 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 327 | 596 | 155 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 102 | 214 | 210 | 97 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 96 | 218 | 203 | 198 | 102 |
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