Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 10PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3749 | 1382 | 1168 | 910 | 649 | 619 | 669 | 501 | 809 | 595 | 618 | 507 | 469 | 408 | 542 | 2499 | 1450 | 1688 | 1852 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM2.94m | 11:34AM2.89m | 11:58PM2.89m | 12:20PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM-0.18m | 5:23AM-0.16m | 5:43PM-0.14m | 6:10AM-0.05m | 6:32PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1382 | 906 | 687 | 649 | 427 | 178 | 255 | — | — | — | 139 | — | 408 | 529 | 311 | 208 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 94 | 96 | 61 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 3749 | 1326 | 1168 | 910 | 647 | 619 | 669 | 501 | 809 | 595 | 618 | 507 | 469 | 348 | 542 | 2499 | 1450 | 1688 | 1852 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 192 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 191 | 153 | 197 | 198 | 155 | 96 | 346 | 280 | 210 | 155 |
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