Fergusons Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Fergusons Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
15
2
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5334
4577
4406
3295
2895
2895
2895
2462
2049
934
1977
1689
1653
1793
1744
786
802
1995
1999
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:15AM2.73m
12:38PM2.59m
1:00AM2.57m
1:26PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.04m
6:30AM0.06m
6:48PM0.16m
7:16AM0.22m
7:40PM0.31m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
6
8
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
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