Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 448 | 379 | 375 | 296 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 117 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.25m | 12:52PM1.40m | 1:18AM1.25m | 1:46PM1.38m | 2:12AM1.24m | 2:40PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.04m | 7:13PM0.05m | 7:27AM0.03m | 8:07PM0.05m | 8:22AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 336 | 448 | 379 | 375 | 296 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 117 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 20 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | — | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 91 | 129 | 133 | 155 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 189 | 244 | 300 | 278 | 221 | 136 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 82 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
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