Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2619 | 2491 | 2429 | 2224 | 2368 | 3360 | 3574 | 3485 | 3311 | 2839 | 2801 | 2628 | 2493 | 2325 | 2104 | 1728 | 1546 | 1330 | 1174 | 1143 | 886 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.83m | 11:33PM2.90m | 11:55AM2.72m | 00:13AM2.73m | 12:34PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM-0.19m | 5:47AM-0.17m | 6:03PM-0.06m | 6:27AM0.00m | 6:43PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2619 | 2491 | 2429 | 2224 | 2368 | 3360 | 3574 | 3485 | 3311 | 2839 | 2801 | 2628 | 2493 | 2325 | 2104 | 1728 | 1546 | 1330 | 1174 | 1143 | 886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
88 | 114 | 83 | 103 | 178 | 98 | 19 | 125 | — | — | — | 53 | 121 | 147 | 89 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | E 3 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
— | — | 176 | 217 | — | 6 | — | 198 | 138 | 60 | 73 | 104 | 284 | 232 | 131 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 102 | 11 |
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