Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1165
1740
1674
1484
1321
1138
880
854
755
653
522
490
730
824
644
569
530
512
416
387
401
328
318
399
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:26AM2.45m
6:54PM2.39m
7:16AM2.54m
7:40PM2.48m
7:59AM2.60m
8:20PM2.57m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.46m
12:41PM0.34m
1:04AM0.35m
1:29PM0.26m
1:49AM0.25m
2:09PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
11
12
14
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
11
9
10
9
8
10
11
10
11
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
23
0.4
W
22
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
1165
1740
1674
1484
1321
1138
880
854
755
653
522
490
21
51
93
146
227
218
377
373
365
328
249
399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
25
6
44
44
51
20
42
42
42
42
66
102
318
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
8
4
6
3
3
3
3
11
11
11
3
3
11
10
10
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
110
730
824
644
569
530
512
416
387
401
86
84
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
23
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
11
14
17
14
17
102
102
102
153
210
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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