Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 197 | 163 | 131 | 86 | 66 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.28m | 4:05PM1.45m | 4:29AM1.28m | 5:01PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.04m | 9:44AM-0.02m | 10:28PM0.03m | 10:42AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 266 | 197 | 163 | 131 | 86 | 66 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 132 | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 14 |
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