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Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
W
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212111111161615151413131312121818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71560444621321811912114090706961508312312111614110164608762103
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
2.81
12:19PM
2.73
12:43AM
2.67
1:23PM
2.54
1:48AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
-0.07
6:00AM
-0.03
6:30PM
0.14
7:01AM
0.16
7:31PM
0.34
8:12AM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C15151310101011131313121110911131312121110101011
Feels °C (?)61064567911966557888987789
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