
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 163 | 125 | 120 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 75 | 236 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.25m | 1:56PM1.40m | 2:20AM1.25m | 2:51PM1.40m | 3:15AM1.26m | 3:46PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.03m | 8:17PM0.06m | 8:31AM0.02m | 9:12PM0.05m | 9:28AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | SSW 20 |
167 | 163 | 125 | 120 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | E 8 |
18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 39 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | E 8 | NW 6 |
8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | 74 | 268 | 464 | 275 | 155 | 111 | 8 | 236 | 631 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 94 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 82 | 130 | 112 |
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