Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (30 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.4
NW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1391111111016161689999991414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242307829799762592575163128951184171613508706665975061353145413551336649622522817
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
2.43
8:42AM
2.60
9:07PM
2.54
9:25AM
2.70
9:47PM
2.63
10:04AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.11
3:16AM
0.11
3:37PM
0.00
3:55AM
-0.00
4:15PM
-0.06
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1333--------------------
Temp. °C171616171819191816151413151614131313131313141414
Feels °C (?)17161717181716131085513151110910101111121313
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