Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (07 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (07 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)6612121112121313131212121414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33927487672537263675587487484763984794710808491192653643721710518501419412
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
2.63
1:51AM
2.47
2:11PM
2.45
2:30AM
2.32
2:55PM
2.27
3:16AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.13
8:00AM
0.24
8:25PM
0.30
8:42AM
0.42
9:08PM
0.48
9:30AM
0.59
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:46--
Sunset-8:44-------8:43-------8:42------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917171718181919181616151518191916161515151718
Feels °C (?)1113121314151515141411108912131712151514141616
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