
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
378 | 433 | 408 | 547 | 510 | 1087 | 1828 | 2484 | 3147 | 3758 | 2974 | 2527 | 2334 | 2160 | 1744 | 1320 | 1121 | 897 | 675 | 426 | 297 | 198 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.43m | 9:18PM1.26m | 9:46AM1.44m | 10:15PM1.27m | 10:44AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:17PM0.02m | 3:30AM0.02m | 4:13PM0.00m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:09PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
378 | 433 | 408 | 547 | 510 | 14 | 7 | 392 | — | — | — | — | 2334 | 2160 | 1744 | 1320 | 1121 | 897 | 675 | 426 | 297 | 198 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WNW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
43 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 107 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 6 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 10 | — |
5 | 33 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | SW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
69 | — | 52 | 16 | 21 | 1087 | 1828 | 2484 | 3147 | 3758 | 2974 | 2527 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 36 | 165 | 386 | 603 | 572 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 223 | 381 | 183 | 130 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 224 | 47 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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