Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
490 | 558 | 536 | 1570 | 3387 | 3353 | 2942 | 2247 | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1705 | 1467 | 1316 | 1706 | 1407 | 1231 | 247 | 277 | 341 | 331 | 631 | 643 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.92m | 9:45PM2.97m | 10:16AM2.96m | 10:38PM3.02m | 11:11AM2.94m | 11:31PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM-0.09m | 3:58AM-0.19m | 4:26PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.19m | 5:19PM-0.05m | 5:47AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 |
490 | 558 | 536 | 218 | 3387 | 3353 | 2942 | 2247 | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1705 | 1467 | — | — | — | 10 | 203 | 277 | 341 | 331 | 631 | 643 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | W 18 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | E 5 |
— | — | 127 | 653 | 135 | 237 | — | — | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 156 | 77 | 140 | 121 | 149 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | E 5 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 25 | 99 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | W 9 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 11 |
178 | 261 | 512 | 1570 | 256 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | 19 | 1316 | 1706 | 1407 | 1231 | 247 | — | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | 705 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 153 |
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