
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3970 | 4005 | 3080 | 2786 | 2749 | 3135 | 3452 | 3626 | 3522 | 3919 | 4682 | 1699 | 3235 | 5670 | 6747 | 7725 | 8440 | 8766 | 8533 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM2.05m | 2:51AM1.97m | 3:15PM1.93m | 4:04AM1.90m | 4:35PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.67m | 8:57AM0.75m | 9:43PM0.77m | 10:15AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
17 | 9 | 3080 | 2786 | 869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 270 | 4 | 153 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — |
3970 | 4005 | — | — | 2749 | 3135 | 3452 | 3626 | 3522 | 3919 | 4682 | 1699 | 3235 | 5670 | 6747 | 7725 | 8440 | 8766 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 153 | 197 | 155 | 155 | 197 | 210 | 155 | 195 | 212 | 315 | 14 |
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