Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 814 | 698 | 404 | 404 | 663 | 773 | 661 | 1314 | 1232 | 824 | 764 | 519 | 480 | 397 | 307 | 251 | 247 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.22m | 11:17PM1.14m | 11:42AM1.21m | 00:03AM1.12m | 12:27PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.19m | 5:26AM0.20m | 5:59PM0.22m | 6:10AM0.22m | 6:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 814 | 698 | 404 | 404 | 663 | 773 | 661 | 1314 | 1232 | 824 | 764 | 519 | 480 | 397 | 307 | 251 | 247 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 101 | 193 | 200 | 267 | 346 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 85 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | — | SE 11 | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 46 | 106 | 235 | 414 | 427 | 387 | 277 | 278 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 140 | 140 |
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