Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.9
N
2.4
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)171615141111121212121110101110101099999814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147259519472875136921913167415542213422282318831622151012611034945731649516402331243
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
E
40
E
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
2.29
4:55PM
2.23
5:30AM
2.25
6:13PM
2.23
6:47AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
0.52
10:32AM
0.49
11:08PM
0.61
11:55AM
0.50
12:29AM
0.57
1:07PM
0.40
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:30-------7:29
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---251513121393332311-------
Temp. °C171716151415151516181818181919191818181818191918
Feels °C (?)1312107566710121113121517171718181818171918
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