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Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fergusons Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fergusons Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fergusons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | |
137 | 184 | 188 | 191 | 186 | 172 | 186 | 316 | 766 | 1235 | 1197 | 1169 | 1206 | 1282 | 1476 | 1594 | 2748 | 3451 | 3392 | 5969 | 5323 | 4448 | 4030 | 5088 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.32m | 00:28AM2.31m | 1:01PM2.19m | 1:17AM2.19m | 1:55PM2.08m | 2:16AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.50m | 7:09PM0.55m | 7:38AM0.57m | 8:03PM0.61m | 8:41AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | W 19 | W 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 186 | 172 | 186 | 183 | 163 | 160 | 115 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 108 | 3451 | 135 | — | 178 | 210 | 4030 | 5088 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 14 |
137 | 184 | 188 | 191 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 31 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 105 | 60 | — | — | — | 277 | 831 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 37 | 67 | 165 | 316 | 766 | 1235 | 1197 | 1169 | 1206 | 1282 | 1476 | 1594 | 2748 | — | 3392 | 5969 | 5323 | 4448 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 96 | 214 | 259 | 265 | 302 | 218 | 203 | 203 | 102 | 198 | 213 | 270 | 438 | 218 | 461 | 320 | 85 | 85 | 92 |
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