Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313139991091110121211111111111113131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253257209189373260194173148122163210285285270256234190230234321326317389
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
0
N
5
WSW
5
SE
0
E
0
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
0
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
2.78
10:25PM
2.76
10:38AM
2.91
11:01PM
2.85
11:15AM
2.98
11:39PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
-0.14
4:31AM
-0.13
4:50PM
-0.26
5:07AM
-0.21
5:28PM
-0.29
5:45AM
-0.23
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:42----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818171717161618181817171616151717171616161515
Feels °C (?)141515141615131316151817171616151615161616171516
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