
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
5977 | 6203 | 6324 | 5906 | 6104 | 6403 | 3976 | 3619 | 3475 | 3182 | 2610 | 1976 | 1519 | 1045 | 752 | 642 | 826 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:34AM2.20m | 5:12PM2.23m | 5:52AM2.26m | 6:27PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.52m | 10:50AM0.57m | 11:36PM0.44m | 12:11PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 6324 | 5906 | 6104 | 6403 | 3976 | 3619 | 3475 | 3182 | 2610 | 1976 | 1519 | 1045 | 318 | 642 | 826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 490 | 387 | 294 | 318 | 340 | 752 | 235 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 25 | 348 | 329 | 165 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | ESE 3 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
5977 | 6203 | 4266 | 4223 | 4386 | 248 | 740 | 1029 | 906 | 948 | 246 | 3 | 279 | 784 | 671 | 414 | 277 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 197 | 203 | 185 | 96 | 203 | 210 | 96 | 85 | 102 | 102 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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