Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1755 | 1558 | 1467 | 1445 | 1899 | 1530 | 1468 | 447 | 461 | 471 | 355 | 783 | 718 | 831 | 1677 | 2038 | 426 | 477 | 341 | 399 | 469 | 366 | 893 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38PM3.02m | 11:11AM2.94m | 11:31PM3.00m | 12:05PM2.86m | 00:24AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.19m | 5:19PM-0.05m | 5:47AM-0.12m | 6:12PM0.04m | 6:42AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 23 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 18 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
1755 | 1558 | 1467 | — | — | — | 10 | 203 | 153 | 471 | 355 | 783 | 718 | 192 | 155 | 3 | 426 | 231 | 164 | 399 | 469 | 366 | 893 | 755 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 11 | WSW 11 | E 5 | WSW 14 | W 18 | E 4 | N 13 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
11 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 63 | 270 | 34 | 160 | 155 | 1 | 3 | 257 | 477 | 341 | 132 | 346 | 331 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | WSW 16 | W 20 | W 15 | E 5 | E 5 | N 13 | — | N 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 48 | 30 | 110 | 21 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 188 | 294 | 215 | 14 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 769 | 1445 | 1899 | 1530 | 1468 | 447 | 461 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 831 | 1677 | 2038 | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 153 | 155 | 155 | 195 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 153 | 153 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 102 |
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