
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
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 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3286 | 3474 | 3919 | 5072 | 2239 | 5325 | 6353 | 6504 | 7420 | 8003 | 7655 | 7085 | 6007 | 5461 | 5017 | 4600 | 3940 | 3030 | 1691 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.93m | 4:04AM1.90m | 4:35PM1.91m | 5:15AM1.93m | 5:48PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.77m | 10:15AM0.81m | 11:01PM0.78m | 11:33AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7655 | 7085 | 6007 | 3256 | — | — | — | — | 1691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 |
3286 | 3474 | 3919 | 5072 | 2239 | 5325 | 6353 | 6504 | 7420 | 8003 | — | — | — | 5461 | 5017 | 4600 | 3940 | 3030 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 96 | 155 | 155 | 198 | 230 | 155 | 203 | 457 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 155 | 96 | 102 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 102 |
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