Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 536 | 529 | 419 | 390 | 372 | 303 | 273 | 361 | 254 | 232 | 225 | 297 | 270 | 188 | 183 | 403 | 579 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.59m | 8:09AM2.63m | 8:34PM2.79m | 9:03AM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.27m | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:23PM0.07m | 2:48AM-0.13m | 3:13PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 543 | 536 | 529 | 419 | 390 | 372 | 303 | 242 | 238 | 186 | 125 | 225 | 297 | 270 | 188 | 183 | 167 | 261 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 273 | 361 | 254 | 232 | 87 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 67 | 179 | 119 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 68 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | 67 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 137 | 93 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 34 | 27 | 173 | 403 | 579 | 664 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 191 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 100 |
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