
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
645 | 504 | 395 | 407 | 419 | 326 | 307 | 514 | 670 | 581 | 262 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 206 | 203 | 268 | 976 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.13m | 7:27AM2.16m | 7:46PM2.31m | 8:13AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.42m | 1:38PM0.40m | 2:01AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 22 | N 12 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 17 |
645 | 114 | 94 | 91 | 419 | 326 | 307 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 183 | 175 | 110 | 48 | 206 | 203 | 256 | 976 | 603 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 12 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | W 21 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 |
3 | 504 | 395 | 407 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 172 | 169 | 37 | 27 | 266 | 186 | 361 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 23 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | N 12 | W 24 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 20 | NE 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 87 | 268 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 5 |
140 | — | — | — | 91 | 140 | 197 | 514 | 670 | 581 | 262 | 149 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 197 | 197 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 153 | 17 |
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