Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)14131313131312121212121212111413121211777109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5225063903213172572371841611231231219085108151172218176235311239463365
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
W
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
2.02
4:05PM
1.95
4:31AM
1.92
5:19PM
1.90
5:53AM
1.91
6:31PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.61
9:41AM
0.69
10:12PM
0.75
10:58AM
0.78
11:32PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.76
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:57-------7:55-------7:53
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------138331-
Temp. °C141313131415161514141414161718181718181819191919
Feels °C (?)87881011131414131313161515171717161516181920
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