Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1223 | 1567 | 1330 | 1873 | 4681 | 4954 | 4944 | 4944 | 4640 | 4014 | 3745 | 3397 | 2809 | 2526 | 2721 | 1682 | 1294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:46PM2.15m | 7:10AM2.20m | 7:31PM2.34m | 7:54AM2.37m | 8:10PM2.53m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.50m | 1:24PM0.44m | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:03PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1223 | 1567 | 1330 | 1873 | 4681 | 4954 | 4944 | 4944 | 4640 | 4014 | 3745 | 3397 | 2809 | 2526 | — | 1682 | 1294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 29 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1138 | 947 | 900 | 767 | — | 36 | 39 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2721 | 108 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 199 | 230 | 218 | 100 | 11 | 191 | 185 | 11 | 11 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 102 | 100 | 152 |
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