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Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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
17.5° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111112121212111414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9091908785858587889012112970105104154151149147140133989682
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
2.73
11:19PM
2.70
11:33AM
2.79
11:55PM
2.73
12:09PM
2.82
12:32AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.35
5:08PM
0.30
5:27AM
0.26
5:44PM
0.20
6:02AM
0.19
6:21PM
0.14
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:59-------8:58-------8:58--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C121215161817151515141517171716151616171819201917
Feels °C (?)3377109766557898799101214151311
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