Fergusons Beach surf break

Fergusons Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° 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 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313141313131414131314141416161414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476484514545514396396373378342326378585651926926640659569497396321261257
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
2.86
12:37PM
2.89
1:01AM
2.76
1:25PM
2.73
1:49AM
2.60
2:23PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
-0.16
6:51PM
-0.10
7:11AM
-0.02
7:39PM
0.09
8:04AM
0.17
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141517171716151414151716161516161617181817
Feels °C (?)131313131315141515131212141616171515141416161716
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