
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
341 | 347 | 294 | 244 | 192 | 155 | 119 | 113 | 81 | 75 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.22m | 11:48PM1.17m | 12:16PM1.21m | 00:35AM1.14m | 1:02PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.16m | 6:30PM0.21m | 6:45AM0.20m | 7:18PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
341 | 347 | 294 | 244 | 192 | 155 | 119 | 113 | 81 | 75 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 |
22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 26 | 70 | 99 | 152 | 208 | 297 | 258 | 240 | 205 | 171 | 196 | 119 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 82 | 82 | 158 | 174 | 160 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 140 | 34 |
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