Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.3° 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 11AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
1.2
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
422
377
373
365
328
318
307
300
297
394
465
432
1294
1455
1415
1303
1122
1106
989
801
767
755
663
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59AM2.60m
8:20PM2.57m
8:37AM2.65m
8:56PM2.63m
9:12AM2.66m
9:30PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.25m
2:09PM0.19m
2:29AM0.18m
2:47PM0.15m
3:05AM0.14m
3:22PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
8
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
227
218
377
373
365
328
249
195
300
85
394
465
412
1294
1455
1415
1303
1122
1106
989
801
767
755
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
17
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
42
42
42
42
66
102
318
307
186
297
64
158
432
11
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
11
3
3
11
10
10
3
2
2
172
81
56
10
2
2
12
3
25
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.5
E
3
1.2
E
5
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
461
422
285
263
308
308
73
102
94
4
66
277
328
200
92
54
31
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
102
102
102
102
102
153
153
102
102
102
102
185
185
23
23
10
0
0
0
0
166
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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