Surf Forecasts:
Fergusons Beach surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 9 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, WSW swell with 5,942 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fergusons Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Fergusons Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fergusons Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fergusons Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 399 | 592 | 424 | 808 | 813 | 856 | 1371 | 5395 | 5706 | 1913 | 3931 | 3594 | 2584 | 1847 | 1690 | 988 | 837 | 1676 | 1341 | 773 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:55AM2.38m | 1:26PM2.26m | 1:43AM2.31m | 2:17PM2.20m | 2:37AM2.25m | 3:13PM2.17m | 3:36AM2.25m | 4:12PM2.19m | 4:37AM2.30m | 5:12PM2.26m | 5:36AM2.41m | 6:10PM2.39m | 6:32AM2.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.46m | 7:34PM0.49m | 8:06AM0.46m | 8:26PM0.50m | 9:00AM0.43m | 9:23PM0.49m | 9:58AM0.38m | 10:23PM0.44m | 10:56AM0.30m | 11:23PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.21m | 00:20AM0.23m | 12:50PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 9 | W 19 | NW 9 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 382 | 592 | 424 | 251 | 813 | 86 | 1371 | 27 | — | 1913 | 3931 | 3594 | 2584 | 1847 | 823 | 988 | 837 | 1676 | 1341 | 773 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 17 | NW 9 | W 22 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 399 | 511 | 294 | 59 | 125 | 83 | 67 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 768 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 294 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 292 | 36 | 808 | — | 856 | 563 | 5395 | 5706 | 715 | 16 | — | — | — | 1690 | — | — | 48 | 64 | 72 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 100 | 96 | 14 | 191 | 153 | 153 | 155 | 100 | 102 | 155 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 102 |
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