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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.0° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
911 | 886 | 778 | 659 | 700 | 922 | 972 | 812 | 787 | 589 | 508 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 91 | 127 | 133 | 169 | 165 | 160 | 229 | 229 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.40m | 5:24PM2.30m | 5:52AM2.41m | 6:20PM2.34m | 6:43AM2.44m | 7:08PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.50m | 11:36PM0.56m | 12:06PM0.50m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:56PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
911 | 886 | 778 | 659 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 127 | 16 | 125 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 169 | 165 | 160 | 229 | 229 | 289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 16 | W 16 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
6 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 127 | 13 | 68 | 78 | 76 | 63 | 81 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | ENE 4 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 19 | N 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 15 | N 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NNE 8 |
25 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 |
— | — | — | — | 700 | 922 | 972 | 812 | 787 | 589 | 508 | 42 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 153 | 152 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
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