Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
18.3° 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 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)168999991414141414141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2588953173014418516175055611353126213181172714529514722711586499421357326269215
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
15
SW
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
2.54
9:25AM
2.70
9:47PM
2.63
10:04AM
2.76
10:24PM
2.69
10:39AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.11
3:37PM
0.00
3:55AM
-0.00
4:15PM
-0.06
4:32AM
-0.06
4:50PM
-0.07
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:41-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515131416141313121312131414141313121214151615
Feels °C (?)9765101511108799111313131112111114141413
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