Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131413131313131212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7278479471121704673915828721710594575485477380347317341260256211204268469
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
ENE
25
N
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
S
5
W
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
2.32
2:55PM
2.27
3:16AM
2.17
3:48PM
2.13
4:12AM
2.05
4:53PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
0.30
8:42AM
0.42
9:08PM
0.48
9:30AM
0.59
9:58PM
0.66
10:31AM
0.74
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:43-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:39-------8:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151818181716161515171818181716161617181919
Feels °C (?)119881216141616161413161614151716151717151413
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