
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3030 | 2650 | 2613 | 2352 | 2244 | 2009 | 1765 | 1544 | 1295 | 1025 | 920 | 860 | 669 | 659 | 554 | 454 | 461 | 386 | 242 | 226 | 167 | 169 | 120 | 113 | |
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-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.29m | 8:43PM1.22m | 9:09AM1.33m | 9:38PM1.23m | 10:05AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.13m | 2:39PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.11m | 3:35PM0.08m | 3:50AM0.09m | 4:30PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
3030 | 2650 | 2613 | 2352 | 2244 | 2009 | 1765 | 1544 | 1295 | 1025 | 920 | 860 | 669 | 659 | 554 | 454 | 461 | 386 | 242 | 226 | 167 | 169 | 120 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 44 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 49 | 73 | 51 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 48 | 69 | 149 | 235 | 148 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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