Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161414141414131313131313131010999111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)962938817806594756480480480434341307253257209378318327199203160160190229
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
2.44
9:25AM
2.60
9:49PM
2.61
10:02AM
2.78
10:25PM
2.76
10:38AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.18
3:37PM
0.03
3:55AM
0.01
4:14PM
-0.14
4:31AM
-0.13
4:50PM
-0.26
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141617171716151515171818171717161618181817
Feels °C (?)111212131617151513111111141514141515121318161816
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