
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 82 | 86 | 134 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.25m | 7:53PM1.16m | 8:17AM1.25m | 8:44PM1.14m | 9:07AM1.25m | 9:33PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.15m | 2:07AM0.18m | 2:43PM0.17m | 2:55AM0.20m | 3:32PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NW 4 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 82 | 86 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 |
— | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | S 8 |
140 | 186 | 192 | 178 | 129 | 130 | 148 | 169 | 209 | 266 | 286 | 258 | 124 | 24 | 42 | 231 | 58 | 29 | 43 | 49 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 82 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 130 | 105 | 130 | 164 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 145 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 34 |
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