Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5151 | 4167 | 3021 | 2476 | 2079 | 1701 | 1633 | 1575 | 1568 | 1316 | 1124 | 1016 | 890 | 804 | 723 | 1594 | 1322 | 1264 | 1127 | 987 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.24m | 10:21PM1.11m | 10:42AM1.22m | 11:07PM1.10m | 11:28AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.20m | 4:28AM0.23m | 5:05PM0.22m | 5:13AM0.24m | 5:49PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 50 | — | 327 | — | 515 | 471 | 1015 | 890 | 804 | 723 | 1594 | 1322 | 1264 | 1127 | 987 | 1011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 218 | 370 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 288 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5151 | 4167 | 3021 | 2476 | 2079 | 1701 | 1633 | 1575 | 1568 | 1316 | 1124 | 1016 | 743 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 140 | 236 | 217 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 273 | 279 | 130 | 91 | 34 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 9 |
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