Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). 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 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
W
2.4
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212677712888916161414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2172783173063012522604051864442651681962213144684462107202812401363129722453322
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
NW
45
W
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
2.38
4:56AM
2.27
5:25PM
2.32
5:59AM
2.23
6:28PM
2.33
6:57AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.55
10:40PM
0.49
11:07AM
0.62
11:45PM
0.55
12:11PM
0.62
12:44AM
0.54
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---8:21-------8:22-------8:22----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1371093------------31
Temp. °C141415161313131313141514141312121516161514151512
Feels °C (?)7810131111108881091096699910101183
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