
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1308 | 1706 | 1858 | 1949 | 2166 | 2491 | 2199 | 2052 | 1535 | 1336 | 718 | 781 | 589 | 514 | 399 | 374 | 368 | 368 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.28m | 1:41PM2.26m | 2:16AM2.13m | 2:31PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.43m | 7:58PM0.48m | 8:23AM0.57m | 8:54PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1308 | 1706 | 1858 | 1949 | 2166 | 2491 | 2199 | 2052 | 1535 | 1336 | 718 | 781 | 589 | 514 | 399 | 374 | 368 | 368 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 5 | NNW 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | WSW 5 |
192 | 109 | 107 | 75 | 93 | 71 | 71 | 9 | 32 | 84 | 91 | 138 | 80 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | E 11 | WNW 7 | E 4 | — | — | E 4 |
258 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 7 | — | 14 | — | 8 | 21 | 184 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 8 | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
15 | 202 | — | 14 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 27 | 187 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 96 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 160 | 100 | 102 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 166 | 0 |
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