Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 23 Nov 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Nov)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1.1
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)13131367131312121212121212121212121111111167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)577484123639344031230234427844343643634734729429424320716616613011385366
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
2.57
12:28AM
2.49
12:43PM
2.49
1:10AM
2.39
1:26PM
2.40
1:57AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.40
6:37AM
0.44
6:55PM
0.45
7:18AM
0.48
7:42PM
0.48
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---8:34-------8:35-------8:36----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------11103
Temp. °C161716161413141416161616151414141516161716161617
Feels °C (?)14129876131214121414129991112131514141613
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