Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW 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) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 316 | 257 | 181 | 123 | 81 | 79 | 93 | 130 | 125 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.17m | 9:30AM1.24m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:19AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.18m | 3:52PM0.18m | 4:05AM0.20m | 4:39PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 81 | 47 | 25 | 130 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 61 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 79 | 93 | 28 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 400 | 386 | 247 | 190 | 144 | 96 | 76 | 64 | 31 | 34 | 316 | 257 | 181 | 123 | — | — | 5 | 34 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 130 |
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