Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131212141291212111111131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499421421357269265212186133127393679129158143167130195350313367355263
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
2.76
10:58PM
2.70
11:13AM
2.72
11:30PM
2.67
11:47AM
2.64
12:02AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
-0.06
4:50PM
-0.07
5:06AM
-0.05
5:24PM
-0.04
5:39AM
-0.00
5:57PM
0.04
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--7:43-------7:45-------7:46-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:19-------7:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121214151615141413131517161515151515161717171616
Feels °C (?)111114141413121211101213121111121213141515161616
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