Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2135 | 1793 | 1445 | 1121 | 1075 | 1435 | 1538 | 1390 | 1272 | 1175 | 1064 | 925 | 800 | 652 | 533 | 441 | 202 | 279 | 225 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.25m | 6:28PM1.27m | 6:54AM1.25m | 7:22PM1.23m | 7:48AM1.25m | 8:14PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.07m | 00:49AM0.10m | 1:15PM0.10m | 1:40AM0.12m | 2:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2135 | 1793 | 1445 | 1121 | 1075 | 1435 | 1538 | 1390 | 1272 | 1175 | 1064 | 925 | 800 | 652 | 533 | 441 | 202 | 279 | 225 | 83 | 57 | 68 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 12 | NW 6 | S 21 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 193 | 128 | 101 | 42 | 66 | 78 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 84 | 84 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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