
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
198 | 194 | 143 | 100 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 99 | 157 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 96 | 121 | 161 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50PM1.20m | 10:17AM1.31m | 10:43PM1.21m | 11:11AM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.12m | 4:38PM0.10m | 4:54AM0.09m | 5:32PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
198 | 194 | 143 | 100 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 99 | 157 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 50 | 96 | 121 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 40 | 38 | 73 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 48 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
258 | 214 | 192 | 339 | 621 | 661 | 189 | 176 | 197 | 149 | 214 | 140 | 145 | 133 | 200 | 178 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 138 | 140 | 153 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 305 | 91 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 140 | 140 |
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