Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1047 | 805 | 625 | 503 | 255 | 166 | 312 | 119 | 176 | 662 | 299 | 637 | 5240 | 5701 | 5581 | 5909 | 6131 | 1490 | 1356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.79m | 11:49AM2.67m | 00:02AM2.74m | 12:25PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.14m | 5:40AM0.10m | 5:55PM0.14m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:32PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 11 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1047 | 805 | 625 | 503 | 255 | 166 | 312 | 116 | 117 | 214 | 105 | 637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | N 6 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 117 | 158 | 83 | 119 | 111 | 1 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | E 5 | E 4 | W 19 | WSW 5 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 21 | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | — | — | 176 | 662 | 243 | 208 | 5240 | 5701 | 5581 | 5909 | 6131 | 1490 | 1356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 155 | 155 | 197 | 198 | 230 |
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