Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 93 | 81 | 170 | 160 | 340 | 393 | 261 | 99 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 120 | 86 | 101 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.24m | 1:01PM1.40m | 1:26AM1.25m | 1:56PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.07m | 6:40AM0.04m | 7:22PM0.06m | 7:35AM0.03m | 8:17PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 201 | 87 | 75 | 36 | 95 | 94 | 47 | 43 | 86 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 120 | 86 | 101 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 93 | 81 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 69 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | NW 8 | E 6 | E 10 | N 8 | SSW 15 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 247 | 411 | 360 | 170 | 160 | 340 | 393 | 261 | 99 | 81 | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 94 | 82 | 105 | 176 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
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