
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 172 | 169 | 206 | 161 | 268 | 722 | 610 | 1175 | 1064 | 978 | 1975 | 1955 | 1737 | 1559 | 529 | 1187 | 1138 | 1303 | 2216 | 2709 | 2460 | 2107 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.50m | 8:54AM2.52m | 9:08PM2.67m | 9:34AM2.68m | 9:47PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.23m | 2:42AM0.06m | 3:01PM0.06m | 3:21AM-0.09m | 3:40PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
175 | 149 | 71 | 206 | 161 | 211 | 722 | 610 | 1175 | 1064 | 978 | 134 | 365 | 268 | 263 | 529 | 395 | 481 | 465 | — | — | — | — | 1178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 5 | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 172 | 169 | 38 | 26 | 266 | 186 | 293 | 20 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 20 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 25 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 |
192 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 38 | 54 | 58 | 41 | 90 | 1975 | 1955 | 1737 | 1559 | 72 | 1187 | 1138 | 1303 | 2216 | 2709 | 2460 | 2107 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 155 | 102 | 11 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 191 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 191 | 214 | 102 | 102 |
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