Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 244 | 232 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 114 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 31 | 826 | 1074 | 1047 | 841 | 572 | 394 | 284 | 202 | 476 | 531 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.12m | 4:16PM1.19m | 4:39AM1.15m | 5:05PM1.20m | 5:29AM1.19m | 5:56PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.18m | 10:33PM0.19m | 10:53AM0.16m | 11:22PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 265 | 244 | 232 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 114 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 472 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 841 | 572 | 394 | 284 | 161 | 476 | 531 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 68 | 121 | 202 | 16 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 38 | 61 | 166 | 163 | 341 | 203 | 567 | 31 | 826 | 1074 | 1047 | — | 5 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 233 | 259 | 43 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
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