Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1953 | 2239 | 2879 | 2905 | 2430 | 2249 | 1862 | 1418 | 1083 | 897 | 632 | 366 | 293 | 285 | 331 | 833 | 324 | 1017 | 2120 | 3000 | 4810 | 7642 | 9322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.26m | 7:49PM1.32m | 8:16AM1.25m | 8:43PM1.26m | 9:11AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.04m | 1:38PM0.03m | 2:11AM0.06m | 2:34PM0.07m | 3:02AM0.09m | 3:29PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 81 | 61 | 38 | 79 | 184 | 273 | 326 | 314 | 376 | 125 | 293 | 285 | 331 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 94 | 71 | 51 | 28 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | — | — | 73 | 201 | 81 | 9 | 83 | 9 | 9 | 366 | 91 | 95 | 66 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 65 | 24 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1953 | 2239 | 2879 | 2905 | 2430 | 2249 | 1862 | 1418 | 1083 | 897 | 632 | 344 | 286 | 186 | 130 | 833 | 324 | 1017 | 2120 | 3000 | 4810 | 7642 | 9322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 258 | 258 | 236 | 236 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 130 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 251 | 91 | 258 | 224 |
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