Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
13.6° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101010999910121314141314141516161515141414131312121111888899131313131313131313131212121212121212121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)40923947257720091365147612131332282449025890711460755369987112467909310140996815805722862005124389533644794208616721239117770111771034113415772035318330882668225318631609149112361096951795691597457499450597629777902999115513331469
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
25
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
2.76
10:35AM
2.73
10:50PM
2.81
11:14AM
2.74
11:29PM
2.83
11:54AM
2.72
12:09AM
2.80
12:36PM
2.66
12:52AM
2.75
1:21PM
2.58
1:40AM
2.66
2:10PM
2.49
2:34AM
2.56
3:07PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.33
4:22AM
0.27
4:43PM
0.25
5:02AM
0.20
5:21PM
0.20
5:42AM
0.14
6:00PM
0.17
6:25AM
0.12
6:42PM
0.19
7:11AM
0.14
7:28PM
0.23
8:00AM
0.20
8:20PM
0.30
8:54AM
0.28
9:20PM
0.38
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
Sunrise------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-----
Sunset5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23---
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Rain (mm)
3110212222111--11-1233311------5111-----------------1---------
Temp. °C14141413131313131313131212121213131313131212121313121111111212121112121211111112121111101010111213111110109101212111111
Feels °C (?)710101099987886876777878888877787431224455799977788977796565457
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. Light onshore with 7 surfers in at low tide. Shoulder high and not great shape because of the wind, but surfable. Cloudy with spells of rain.

    Cable Bay, 98 km away
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