Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.7
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)111113131313151414141413131313121212888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254170539623713447886862731597490475331242235175131129186193168145455661
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ENE
30
NNE
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
2.53
11:35PM
2.49
11:57AM
2.39
12:10AM
2.36
12:37PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.09
5:30PM
0.16
5:46AM
0.21
6:06PM
0.29
6:23AM
0.35
6:46PM
0.44
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:14-------6:12--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------112111871
Temp. °C151515161716161515141516171818171616151515161717
Feels °C (?)13111011131211109889111312111111888111314
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