Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 223 | 223 | 202 | 206 | 172 | 98 | 98 | 151 | 114 | 96 | 92 | 86 | 83 | 229 | 120 | 167 | 116 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.09m | 3:58PM1.22m | 4:17AM1.08m | 4:43PM1.22m | 5:02AM1.08m | 5:28PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.23m | 10:20PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.22m | 11:06PM0.25m | 11:10AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 205 | 223 | 223 | 202 | 206 | 172 | 98 | 98 | 151 | 114 | 96 | 92 | 86 | 83 | 229 | 120 | 167 | 116 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 135 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 80 | 75 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 4 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 23 | — | 5 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 61 | — | 102 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 40 | 77 | 103 | 126 | 145 | 178 | 206 | 191 | 133 | 102 | 136 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 91 | 82 | 91 | 82 | 34 | 138 |
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