Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 142 | 205 | 223 | 223 | 202 | 206 | 172 | 98 | 98 | 151 | 114 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 83 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.22m | 4:17AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.26m | 9:39AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 161 | 142 | 205 | 223 | 223 | 202 | 206 | 172 | 98 | 98 | 151 | 114 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 83 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 99 | 135 | 123 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 80 | 75 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 23 | — | 5 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 62 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 38 | 74 | 91 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
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