Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 56 | 54 | 103 | 109 | 127 | 445 | 1031 | 924 | 752 | 624 | 459 | 437 | 331 | 441 | 1902 | 4184 | 3809 | 3052 | 2629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.30m | 6:20PM1.48m | 6:46AM1.30m | 7:17PM1.45m | 7:44AM1.28m | 8:14PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM-0.05m | 00:47AM-0.01m | 1:01PM-0.04m | 1:44AM-0.01m | 2:00PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 67 | 109 | 127 | 445 | 1031 | 924 | 752 | 624 | 459 | 437 | 331 | 251 | 1902 | 4184 | 3809 | 3052 | 2629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 56 | 54 | 103 | 99 | 54 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 146 | 441 | 594 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 81 | 98 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 142 | 138 | — | — | — | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 140 | 195 | 59 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 94 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
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