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Fergusons Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /
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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1871 | 1941 | 1870 | 1546 | 1339 | 1070 | 798 | 675 | 493 | 374 | 331 | 317 | 317 | 312 | 317 | 322 | 265 | 257 | 257 | 249 | 246 | 865 | 986 | 901 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 2.23 | 6:47AM 2.32 | 7:22PM 2.31 | 7:51AM 2.46 | 8:20PM 2.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.50 | 12:29AM 0.57 | 1:07PM 0.40 | 1:37AM 0.43 | 2:07PM 0.25 | 2:31AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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