Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 215 | 232 | 383 | 409 | 367 | 216 | 387 | 293 | 210 | 191 | 180 | 99 | 301 | 123 | 121 | 160 | 178 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.35m | 7:25PM1.24m | 7:52AM1.40m | 8:21PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.10m | 1:21PM0.07m | 1:37AM0.07m | 2:19PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 189 | 215 | 232 | 383 | 409 | 367 | 216 | 387 | 293 | 210 | 191 | 180 | 74 | 301 | 123 | 121 | 160 | 178 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | NW 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 86 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 99 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | SE 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 143 | 307 | 572 | 480 | 386 | 297 | 282 | 390 | 292 | 278 | 141 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 82 | 94 | 105 | 130 | 94 | 94 | 105 | 91 | 140 | 240 | 240 | 130 | 9 |
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