Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 336 | 378 | 939 | 1995 | 2703 | 2024 | 2590 | 2221 | 1685 | 1288 | 1058 | 865 | 638 | 513 | 423 | 290 | 232 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.08m | 4:07PM1.20m | 4:26AM1.09m | 4:53PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.25m | 9:47AM0.21m | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:35AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 336 | 378 | 939 | 1995 | 2703 | 2024 | 2590 | 2221 | 1685 | 1288 | 1058 | 865 | 638 | 513 | 423 | 290 | 232 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 156 | 90 | 14 | 167 | 110 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 157 | 224 | — | — | — | 125 | 27 | 48 | 56 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 27 | 83 | 133 | 368 | 439 | 221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 91 | 91 | 34 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 140 | 82 |
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