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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
2100 | 1478 | 1000 | 750 | 539 | 424 | 442 | 402 | 385 | 264 | 248 | 599 | 284 | 142 | 161 | 121 | 91 | 143 | 122 | 394 | 478 | 481 | 578 | 506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.59m | 10:54PM2.60m | 11:18AM2.53m | 11:31PM2.54m | 11:57AM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.38m | 4:50PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.40m | 5:26PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.43m | 6:05PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:08 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 12 | N 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 7 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
2100 | 1478 | 1000 | 750 | 539 | 424 | 338 | 252 | 159 | 123 | 248 | 41 | 284 | 142 | 161 | 121 | 81 | 143 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 578 | 506 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 16 | NW 8 | W 15 | NNW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | WSW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 15 | N 7 | WSW 11 |
47 | 72 | 70 | 295 | 20 | 10 | 38 | 57 | 93 | 125 | 65 | 7 | 26 | 100 | 130 | 95 | 91 | 10 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 124 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 20 | W 15 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | N 13 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | W 9 | WSW 15 | — | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
41 | 39 | 92 | 5 | — | 19 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 21 | — | 11 | 41 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 359 | 399 | 442 | 402 | 385 | 264 | 170 | 599 | 31 | 51 | 10 | 3 | — | 15 | 122 | 394 | 478 | 481 | 478 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 153 | 11 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 23 | 10 | 102 | 102 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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