
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.22m | 6:36AM1.24m | 7:02PM1.19m | 7:27AM1.25m | 7:53PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.12m | 00:28AM0.13m | 12:59PM0.14m | 1:18AM0.16m | 1:52PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | — | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 |
15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 13 | E 5 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
3 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 12 | 35 | 70 | 140 | 172 | 209 | 268 | 232 | 189 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 224 | 258 | 150 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 154 | 154 | 82 | 130 | 130 |
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