
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
904 | 1091 | 2018 | 2424 | 2460 | 2305 | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 542 | 322 | 312 | 237 | 339 | 1051 | 2412 | 3162 | 4273 | 3221 | 2704 | 1176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:34AM2.68m | 9:47PM2.82m | 10:12AM2.81m | 10:28PM2.92m | 10:52AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM-0.09m | 3:40PM-0.07m | 4:01AM-0.18m | 4:19PM-0.16m | 4:41AM-0.20m | 4:59PM-0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 16 | — | NNW 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 |
481 | 307 | — | — | — | — | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 542 | 322 | 312 | 198 | 339 | 129 | — | 708 | — | 230 | 129 | 1176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 101 | 56 | 95 | 195 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 129 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 |
904 | 1091 | 2018 | 2424 | 2460 | 2305 | 75 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 103 | 237 | 127 | 1051 | 2412 | 3162 | 4273 | 3221 | 2704 | 954 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 203 | 198 | 210 | 218 | 203 | 218 | 300 | 218 | 85 | 85 | 210 | 96 | 11 |
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