Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 520 | 919 | 919 | 754 | 321 | 401 | 433 | 936 | 2676 | 3049 | 2634 | 2257 | 1884 | 1581 | 1407 | 1158 | 939 | 890 | 825 | 745 | 745 | 769 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:38PM2.24m | 6:06AM2.31m | 6:33PM2.29m | 6:58AM2.35m | 7:23PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.66m | 11:52PM0.69m | 12:19PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.68m | 1:11PM0.68m | 1:36AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 238 | 204 | 919 | 919 | 754 | 287 | 401 | 354 | 936 | 2676 | 3049 | 2634 | 2257 | 1884 | 1581 | 1407 | 1158 | 939 | 890 | 825 | 745 | 745 | 769 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 232 | 1 | 204 | 207 | 229 | 222 | 384 | 433 | 260 | 153 | 74 | 18 | 74 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 321 | 6 | 73 | 482 | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 520 | 37 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 50 | — | — | 33 | 222 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 97 | 102 | 96 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 96 | 160 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
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