Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 177 | 331 | 756 | 849 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 560 | 764 | 373 | 280 | 231 | 557 | 799 | 1087 | 601 | 506 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.16m | 4:23AM2.16m | 4:51PM2.11m | 5:26AM2.14m | 5:56PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.72m | 10:33AM0.77m | 11:10PM0.80m | 11:39AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 177 | 331 | 756 | 849 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 560 | 1 | 373 | 280 | 231 | 210 | 441 | 1087 | 246 | 209 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 106 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 65 | — | — | 269 | 210 | 213 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 98 | 329 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 764 | 59 | 102 | 228 | 557 | 799 | 978 | 601 | 506 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 102 | 102 | 181 | 198 | 102 | 102 | 185 | 96 | 203 | 153 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 96 |
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