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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.3° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
127 | 125 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 133 | 169 | 165 | 160 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 282 | 282 | 440 | 362 | 581 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.34m | 6:43AM2.44m | 7:08PM2.41m | 7:29AM2.49m | 7:51PM2.49m | 8:10AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.50m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:56PM0.48m | 1:19AM0.47m | 1:40PM0.45m | 2:01AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
25 | 125 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 82 | 169 | 165 | 160 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 282 | 282 | 440 | 362 | 581 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | E 3 | WSW 16 | E 4 | NE 11 |
127 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 83 | 133 | 10 | 78 | 81 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 132 | 51 | 28 | 1 | 147 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 4 | N 13 | W 4 | WSW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 4 | N 11 | N 11 |
30 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 7 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 25 | 42 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 59 | 83 | 93 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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