Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 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
18.2° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121114131212117871010912677789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16112312312190851081511721932172233683036124082395572493562513407221294
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NW
10
NNW
0
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
5
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.92
5:19PM
1.90
5:53AM
1.91
6:31PM
1.95
7:05AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.75
10:58AM
0.78
11:32PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.76
12:50AM
0.73
1:24PM
0.64
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:53-------7:52
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------298321----22--
Temp. °C151414141617181717181717181919181816161515151717
Feels °C (?)131112121415161617181616151719181511111315141213
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