Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)777121212111111111010111313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286247157161215449426475524646632632525101110261011980799773761748814872783
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
2.94
10:46PM
2.96
11:10AM
2.98
11:41PM
2.94
12:03PM
2.97
12:37AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
-0.22
4:59AM
-0.13
5:24PM
-0.20
5:52AM
-0.06
6:18PM
-0.12
6:45AM
0.05
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:46-------8:47-------8:49----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717171515151517181818161716161819191817171617
Feels °C (?)101112131112121214141414121513131516161616161516
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