
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 184 | 167 | 158 | 187 | 352 | 1498 | 1349 | 1111 | 1665 | 1230 | 827 | 773 | 628 | 526 | 264 | 448 | 440 | 375 | 290 | 234 | 234 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.39m | 11:29PM1.24m | 11:56AM1.40m | 00:23AM1.25m | 12:52PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:25PM0.05m | 5:38AM0.05m | 6:19PM0.04m | 6:33AM0.04m | 7:13PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
137 | 184 | 167 | 86 | 94 | 352 | 1498 | 1349 | 1111 | 1665 | 1230 | 827 | 773 | 628 | 526 | 264 | 448 | 440 | 375 | 290 | 234 | 234 | 190 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | S 13 | SSW 12 | E 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
8 | 11 | 57 | 158 | 187 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 14 | 195 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 |
24 | 23 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
2 | 8 | 31 | 59 | 41 | 239 | 235 | 320 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 16 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 64 | 64 | 112 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 130 | 105 | 150 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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