Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 714 | 594 | 482 | 465 | 387 | 358 | 288 | 242 | 239 | 198 | 158 | 123 | 116 | 133 | 135 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 197 | 403 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.33m | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:16PM1.38m | 1:40AM1.25m | 2:12PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.10m | 6:40PM0.10m | 6:54AM0.06m | 7:36PM0.07m | 7:49AM0.03m | 8:33PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 714 | 594 | 482 | 465 | 387 | 358 | 288 | 242 | 239 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 94 | 133 | 135 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 71 | 64 | 38 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 94 | 127 | 123 | 116 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 12 | — | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NNW 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | — | 42 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 107 | 84 | 44 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 133 | 115 | 77 | 59 | 68 | 55 | 1 | 22 | 108 | 197 | 403 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 91 | 34 | 34 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 64 |
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