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Fergusons Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /
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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 326 | 378 | 465 | 651 | 806 | 926 | 640 | 659 | 569 | 497 | 396 | 321 | 261 | 257 | 183 | 169 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 140 | 137 | 147 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 2.76 | 1:25PM 2.73 | 1:49AM 2.60 | 2:23PM 2.52 | 2:50AM 2.43 | 3:35PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:11AM -0.02 | 7:39PM 0.09 | 8:04AM 0.17 | 8:35PM 0.32 | 9:11AM 0.37 | 9:45PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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