Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 40 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 156 | 130 | 88 | 58 | 77 | 80 | 93 | 128 | 246 | 242 | 543 | 580 | 669 | 557 | 452 | 342 | 298 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.24m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:19AM1.23m | 10:43PM1.12m | 11:05AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.18m | 3:52PM0.18m | 4:05AM0.20m | 4:39PM0.21m | 4:50AM0.23m | 5:24PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 40 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 88 | 58 | 32 | 23 | 69 | 128 | 246 | 242 | 543 | 580 | 669 | 557 | 452 | 342 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 48 | 77 | 72 | 93 | 65 | 30 | 63 | 71 | 37 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | N 8 | SE 13 | S 20 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 74 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 32 | 156 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 62 | 20 | 25 | 18 | — | 5 | 4 | 49 | 113 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 105 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 130 | 105 | 105 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 82 | 91 |
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