Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 529 | 472 | 485 | 491 | 539 | 505 | 400 | 336 | 312 | 378 | 939 | 2494 | 2048 | 2213 | 2162 | 2281 | 1691 | 1367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.20m | 2:57AM1.08m | 3:23PM1.20m | 3:41AM1.08m | 4:07PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.26m | 9:02AM0.22m | 9:41PM0.25m | 9:47AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 557 | 529 | 472 | 485 | 491 | 539 | 505 | 400 | 336 | 312 | 378 | 939 | 2494 | 2048 | 2213 | 2162 | 2281 | 1691 | 1367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 197 | 135 | 67 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 329 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 63 | 157 | 217 | 216 | 37 | 274 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 91 | 91 | 147 | 130 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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