Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 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 (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 288 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 112 | 80 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 75 | 67 | 90 | 96 | 76 | 118 | 97 | 172 | 356 | 361 | 356 | 271 | 267 |
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 | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.21m | 10:31PM1.07m | 10:51AM1.19m | 11:15PM1.06m | 11:34AM1.17m | 11:58PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:31PM0.22m | 4:36AM0.25m | 5:14PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.23m | 6:00AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 288 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 112 | 80 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 75 | 67 | 70 | 96 | 72 | 118 | 97 | 77 | 356 | 361 | 356 | 271 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 90 | 13 | 76 | 73 | 95 | 172 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 143 | 202 | 260 | 387 | 439 | 331 | 345 | 427 | 402 | 413 | 465 | 524 | 363 | 328 | 328 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | 17 | 164 | 176 | 90 | 49 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 130 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 130 | 34 | 82 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
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