Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 114 | 738 | 572 | 468 | 319 | 176 | 344 | 121 | 119 | 136 | 409 | 348 | 512 | 811 | 1376 | 1525 | 2933 | 4360 | 4877 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.26m | 3:46PM1.38m | 4:10AM1.26m | 4:40PM1.35m | 5:05AM1.26m | 5:34PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.02m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:25AM0.02m | 11:02PM0.06m | 11:22AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 104 | 105 | 78 | 176 | 118 | 75 | 44 | 136 | 409 | 348 | 512 | 811 | 1376 | 1525 | 2933 | 4360 | 4877 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | E 7 | NW 5 | E 7 | NE 13 | E 7 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 71 | 131 | 126 | 344 | 121 | 115 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 22 | NW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 1 | 108 | 119 | 62 | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | 228 | 74 | 34 | 114 | 738 | 572 | 468 | 319 | — | 1 | 31 | 71 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 42 | 9 | 9 |
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