Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.2
WSW
1.9
W
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)167777877889991313131313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3483893844225375143875329601271104894281321212121215426682490181619891360274729353224
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
2.82
12:20PM
2.92
12:43AM
2.78
12:59PM
2.86
1:22AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
-0.11
6:11AM
-0.07
6:34PM
-0.11
6:49AM
-0.04
7:14PM
-0.04
7:30AM
0.05
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:58--------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-8:27-------8:25-------8:24------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
3--------------------11-
Temp. °C181816161616181818171413131215171716151516161718
Feels °C (?)14121010991298876661012108889999
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