Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 495 | 302 | 347 | 331 | 326 | 596 | 587 | 543 | 677 | 984 | 288 | 582 | 490 | 706 | 744 | 754 | 504 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.95m | 5:29AM1.93m | 5:58PM2.00m | 6:32AM2.01m | 6:58PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.68m | 11:43AM0.69m | 00:20AM0.58m | 12:46PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 402 | 361 | 302 | 155 | 127 | 326 | 596 | 587 | 543 | 30 | 107 | 288 | 582 | 490 | 192 | 744 | 754 | 504 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 18 | N 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 277 | 347 | 331 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 222 | 3 | 177 | 706 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | E 4 | N 14 | N 14 | W 20 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | W 24 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 469 | 495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 677 | 984 | 196 | 297 | 254 | — | 140 | 140 | 136 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 191 | 243 | 153 | 102 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 205 | 14 | 0 |
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