Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3272 | 3272 | 2682 | 1771 | 1224 | 716 | 396 | 372 | 750 | 684 | 551 | 371 | 351 | 420 | 433 | 498 | 4654 | 1140 | 1818 | 2805 | 3843 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.68m | 9:52PM2.81m | 10:13AM2.76m | 10:25PM2.87m | 10:47AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.09m | 4:04AM-0.00m | 4:19PM-0.00m | 4:37AM-0.08m | 4:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 269 | 198 | 184 | 1375 | 1224 | 716 | 396 | 268 | 192 | 125 | 89 | 66 | 351 | 420 | 404 | 498 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | NNE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 314 | 178 | 178 | 133 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 196 | 268 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 181 | 23 | 58 | 83 | 79 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3272 | 3272 | 2682 | 1771 | — | 53 | 379 | 372 | 750 | 684 | 551 | 371 | 239 | 350 | 433 | 346 | 4654 | 1140 | 1818 | 2805 | 3843 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 214 | 216 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 153 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 155 | 155 |
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