
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 172 | 115 | 101 | 65 | 49 | 46 | 24 | 32 | 212 | 387 | 404 | 432 | 442 | 567 | 463 | 334 | 225 | 153 | 126 | 129 | |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.21m | 6:01AM1.29m | 6:29PM1.22m | 6:56AM1.35m | 7:25PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.13m | 11:47PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.10m | 00:41AM0.10m | 1:21PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
196 | 172 | 115 | 101 | 65 | 49 | 46 | 24 | 103 | 27 | 387 | 404 | 432 | 442 | 567 | 463 | 334 | 225 | 153 | 126 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | S 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
433 | 637 | 639 | 731 | 714 | 716 | 690 | 731 | 32 | 212 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 117 | 209 | 341 | 543 | 398 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 150 | 154 | 158 | 304 | 145 | 64 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 94 | 130 | 130 | 94 |
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