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Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
17.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.4
W
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
W
1.7
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131313131312128822882020191818181712121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10415415114914714013399154180146836427420952663184043954544595294212028
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
2.73
12:09PM
2.82
12:32AM
2.72
12:45PM
2.80
1:09AM
2.67
1:24PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.19
6:21PM
0.14
6:38AM
0.15
7:00PM
0.11
7:15AM
0.15
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:58-------8:57-------8:57
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11111131411510-----------
Temp. °C161414141516161616161717171819191717171718181817
Feels °C (?)8556810101011111316161513141212121213121210
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