Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 827 | 760 | 621 | 526 | 336 | 448 | 379 | 375 | 296 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 117 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.40m | 00:23AM1.25m | 12:52PM1.40m | 1:18AM1.25m | 1:46PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.04m | 6:33AM0.04m | 7:13PM0.05m | 7:27AM0.03m | 8:07PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1230 | 827 | 760 | 621 | 526 | 336 | 448 | 379 | 375 | 296 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 117 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | S 13 | 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 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 4 | 14 | 173 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 15 | 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 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | — | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 99 | 115 | 115 | 150 | 161 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
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