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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | |
390 | 373 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 192 | 147 | 306 | 553 | 836 | 1345 | 2166 | 2787 | 2911 | 2881 | 2872 | 2872 | 2586 | 2221 | 1847 | 1970 | 1852 | 2168 | 3266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.59m | 9:06PM2.62m | 9:26AM2.61m | 9:42PM2.65m | 10:03AM2.62m | 10:18PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.39m | 3:00PM0.40m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:37PM0.39m | 3:53AM0.37m | 4:13PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
390 | 373 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 192 | 132 | 109 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 50 | 68 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 6 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 147 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
— | 1 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 53 | 85 | 306 | 553 | 836 | 1345 | 2166 | 2787 | 2911 | 2881 | 2872 | 2872 | 2586 | 2221 | 1847 | 1970 | 1852 | 2168 | 3266 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 85 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 198 | 102 | 164 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
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