Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 205 | 182 | 139 | 80 | 77 | 218 | 204 | 167 | 203 | 593 | 238 | 286 | 249 | 372 | 350 | 774 | 888 | 774 | 531 | 447 | 705 | 370 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.30m | 5:42PM1.51m | 6:10AM1.31m | 6:41PM1.52m | 7:09AM1.31m | 7:40PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM-0.03m | 00:10AM-0.02m | 12:22PM-0.05m | 1:09AM-0.03m | 1:22PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
180 | 143 | 99 | 62 | 80 | 66 | 218 | 204 | 167 | 177 | 593 | 238 | 286 | 249 | 135 | 121 | 774 | 888 | 774 | 531 | 447 | 163 | 370 | 376 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | E 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 77 | 41 | 70 | 150 | 203 | 2 | 142 | 145 | 104 | 372 | 350 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 2 | 292 | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 7 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | E 12 | W 4 | NW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 11 | S 13 | NW 3 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
198 | 205 | 182 | 139 | — | — | — | 16 | 98 | 126 | 34 | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 705 | 183 | 151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 82 | 27 | 9 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 27 |
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