Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
16.3° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
1.3
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
373
365
359
318
307
300
297
394
372
432
1294
1455
1415
1171
1122
1106
989
801
767
755
755
663
673
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:59AM2.60m
8:20PM2.57m
8:37AM2.65m
8:56PM2.63m
9:12AM2.66m
9:30PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.19m
2:29AM0.18m
2:47PM0.15m
3:05AM0.14m
3:22PM0.15m
3:39AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
377
373
365
328
249
195
300
70
62
372
419
1294
1455
1415
1171
1122
1106
989
801
767
755
755
663
673
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
42
42
66
102
318
307
186
297
394
187
432
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
7
3
2
1
12
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
7
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
3
11
10
10
3
2
2
172
131
44
10
2
2
12
3
25
9
9
9
5
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.4
E
2
1.2
E
5
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
285
331
308
359
88
102
113
2
74
285
319
170
72
40
28
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
102
102
102
153
153
102
102
102
102
185
185
23
23
10
0
0
0
153
155
14
0
0
0
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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