Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2580 | 1682 | 1687 | 1445 | 814 | 786 | 395 | 292 | 404 | 773 | 661 | 1314 | 1232 | 824 | 669 | 519 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.18m | 10:54AM1.22m | 11:17PM1.14m | 11:42AM1.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:11PM0.19m | 5:26AM0.20m | 5:59PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2580 | 1682 | 1335 | 1098 | 814 | 786 | 395 | 292 | 404 | 773 | 661 | 1314 | 1232 | 824 | 669 | 519 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 101 | 173 | 200 | 267 | 346 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 85 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 | E 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | — | 33 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 193 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1687 | 1445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 34 | 47 | 47 | 25 | 91 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 |
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