Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 57 | 65 | 97 | 98 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.28m | 5:57PM1.41m | 6:23AM1.27m | 6:53PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.02m | 11:41AM-0.02m | 00:22AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 |
15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 65 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 14 |
6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 82 |
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