
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1100 | 957 | 940 | 827 | 723 | 560 | 470 | 390 | 234 | 190 | 291 | 303 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM2.35m | 8:10AM2.41m | 8:32PM2.49m | 8:52AM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.72m | 2:01AM0.66m | 2:25PM0.61m | 2:43AM0.55m | 3:05PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1100 | 957 | 940 | 827 | 723 | 560 | 470 | 390 | 234 | 190 | 291 | 303 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | WNW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
— | 15 | 160 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 32 | 96 | 76 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
— | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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