Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
NNE
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111121212111110121110101010999981313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7991733219128843879400829902039172719061735143111621108951719565464361317317312317322
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
E
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
2.23
5:30AM
2.25
6:13PM
2.23
6:47AM
2.32
7:22PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.49
11:08PM
0.61
11:55AM
0.50
12:29AM
0.57
1:07PM
0.40
1:37AM
0.43
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:29----
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
59891142363311-----------
Temp. °C151515151717181818191919181818181819191918171717
Feels °C (?)66671211121212161718171718181718191918161717
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