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Fergusons Beach Surf Photo: 'Beach at Entrance to Whanganui Inlet' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.56° S 172.57° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fergusons Beach sea temperature is

14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Fergusons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW	NNE	WSW	E
	11 s	on	2 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW	N	WSW	E
	11 s	on	2 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	N	WSW	N
	11 s	glass	2 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		WSW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	E	WSW	N
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		WSW	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NNW		WSW	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW	NNE	WSW	ENE
	10 s	glass	2 s	7 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	NNE	WSW	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	7 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	NNE	WSW	SW
	10 s	glass	2 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		WSW	SW
	10 s	glass		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		WSW	SW
	10 s	glass		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		WSW	N
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		WSW	N
	12 s	glass		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		WSW	N
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fergusons Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 56 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.4m (7.8 ft). Range 4.00m (13.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fergusons Beach Surf Photo: 'Beach at Entrance to Whanganui Inlet' by Rob Davies

Small summer swell on the first beach north of Whanganui Inlet. This is on the Ferguson's property, but the beach know to surfers as Fergusons is the next bay north.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:55 pm 9 Mar 2011