Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 355 | 279 | 194 | 270 | 390 | 596 | 418 | 272 | 142 | 355 | 557 | 926 | 1094 | 1202 | 939 | 708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.08m | 1:17PM1.19m | 1:37AM1.08m | 2:00PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.25m | 6:57AM0.24m | 7:33PM0.25m | 7:40AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.24m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 432 | 355 | 279 | 194 | 42 | 45 | 596 | 418 | 272 | 142 | 6 | 184 | 186 | 246 | 174 | 169 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 87 | 41 | 95 | 140 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | S 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 257 | 289 | 195 | 270 | 390 | — | — | — | 5 | 355 | 557 | 926 | 1094 | 1202 | 939 | 708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 91 | 130 | 94 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 130 | 91 | 224 | 224 | 112 | 64 |
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