Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
143 | 100 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 73 | 88 | 70 | 904 | 2071 | 2103 | 1624 | 1175 | 993 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:11PM1.20m | 1:31AM1.09m | 1:55PM1.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.24m | 6:53AM0.24m | 7:28PM0.25m | 7:35AM0.24m | 8:12PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
143 | 100 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 73 | 88 | 70 | 904 | 2071 | 2103 | 1624 | 1175 | 993 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 33 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | SW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
341 | 494 | 621 | 1058 | 720 | 320 | 207 | 243 | 225 | 103 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 49 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 140 | 140 | 150 | 140 | 130 | 130 | 153 | 94 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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