Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
W
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141514141414141413131313121212121212121111111616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2558343230423042302229802677212015071057712613537278218171121121778669685083
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
N
10
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
2.98
10:58PM
2.91
11:24AM
2.89
11:47PM
2.81
12:19PM
2.73
12:43AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
-0.23
5:08AM
-0.19
5:36PM
-0.07
6:00AM
-0.03
6:30PM
0.14
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
31137-------------------
Temp. °C151515131212121314161515131212111213131211101010
Feels °C (?)13141398787896966108910976665
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