Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121412131212111111131312121211111413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21214513396393666129158143167130195235263308317280297254563623724433
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
0
NW
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.70
11:13AM
2.72
11:30PM
2.67
11:47AM
2.64
12:02AM
2.60
12:21PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
-0.05
5:24PM
-0.04
5:39AM
-0.00
5:57PM
0.04
6:12AM
0.09
6:30PM
0.16
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:45-------7:46-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:17-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413131517171615151515171718171716161616161616
Feels °C (?)121211101213131311111213161517171717151413131313
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