Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
NW
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414141313139111110101616169999910101314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31732232632231224924236582983174859257521333569138218351835117284975663714441531
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcrossonglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
2.46
8:20PM
2.43
8:42AM
2.60
9:07PM
2.54
9:25AM
2.70
9:47PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
2:31AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.11
3:16AM
0.11
3:37PM
0.00
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:25-------7:23--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1131031-----------11-
Temp. °C171718191918161616161719191715151413141613131213
Feels °C (?)161618191818141716161717161187551215111089
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