
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2489 | 4225 | 7035 | 4730 | 2894 | 1748 | 1086 | 659 | 487 | 550 | 432 | 355 | 293 | 194 | 383 | 904 | 763 | 497 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.09m | 12:34PM1.19m | 00:54AM1.08m | 1:17PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.24m | 6:51PM0.25m | 6:57AM0.24m | 7:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
135 | 5 | 5775 | 4730 | 2894 | 1748 | 1086 | 659 | 487 | 550 | 432 | 355 | 293 | 194 | 35 | 45 | 763 | 497 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | 29 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 40 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | NW 2 |
2489 | 4225 | 7035 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 37 | 55 | 106 | 164 | 248 | 306 | 240 | 383 | 904 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 250 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 91 | 143 | 106 | 130 | 91 | 9 | 9 |
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