
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
975 | 907 | 828 | 721 | 633 | 285 | 467 | 380 | 317 | 260 | 211 | 186 | 297 | 359 | 431 | 439 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.38m | 7:01AM2.41m | 7:29PM2.57m | 7:57AM2.57m | 8:19PM2.76m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.26m | 1:16PM0.26m | 1:44AM0.05m | 2:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
975 | 907 | 828 | 721 | 633 | 285 | 467 | 380 | 317 | 260 | 211 | 186 | 297 | 359 | 431 | 439 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
53 | 31 | 52 | 110 | 123 | 123 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 194 | 273 | 190 | 235 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | W 22 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 20 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
20 | 20 | 74 | 25 | 11 | 124 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 131 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 |
247 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 64 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 96 |
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