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Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.5
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121211141312127888889967
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3172572371841611231231219085108151169193208410569466373373304194305330
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
WSW
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
20
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
1.95
4:31AM
1.92
5:19PM
1.90
5:53AM
1.91
6:31PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.69
10:12PM
0.75
10:58AM
0.78
11:32PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.76
12:50AM
0.73
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:53----
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141516161414141416171817161817181819191918171615
Feels °C (?)91012151212121214151516171715151518192117121113
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