Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 72 | 94 | 1070 | 3801 | 4714 | 4314 | 4363 | 3643 | 3082 | 2721 | 2393 | 2096 | 1780 | 1437 | 1333 | 1066 | 902 | 783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.25m | 9:33PM1.13m | 9:55AM1.24m | 10:21PM1.11m | 10:42AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.20m | 3:32PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:20PM0.20m | 4:28AM0.23m | 5:05PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 4 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 83 | 228 | 261 | 307 | 899 | 1066 | 902 | 783 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 405 | — | 93 | — | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | NW 6 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 212 | 89 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 72 | 94 | 1070 | 3801 | 4714 | 4314 | 4363 | 3643 | 3082 | 2721 | 2393 | 2096 | 1780 | 1437 | 1333 | 1001 | 757 | 643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 105 | 140 | 153 | 153 | 140 | 140 | 294 | 217 | 112 | 112 | 153 | 112 | 91 | 274 | 279 | 106 | 91 |
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