Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 939 | 706 | 517 | 366 | 356 | 351 | 815 | 248 | 432 | 851 | 1619 | 2419 | 4182 | 6746 | 7319 | 6632 | 5934 | 5047 | 4447 | 5927 | 4310 | 3781 | 2325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.25m | 8:43PM1.26m | 9:11AM1.24m | 9:36PM1.22m | 10:04AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.06m | 2:34PM0.07m | 3:02AM0.09m | 3:29PM0.11m | 3:52AM0.13m | 4:21PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 314 | 376 | 366 | 356 | 351 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 78 | 74 | 77 | 20 | 10 | — | 28 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4310 | 3199 | 2325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 64 | 78 | 8 | 93 | 101 | 73 | 70 | 54 | — | 20 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 939 | 706 | 517 | 303 | 208 | 136 | 815 | 248 | 432 | 851 | 1619 | 2419 | 4182 | 6746 | 7319 | 6632 | 5934 | 5047 | 4447 | 5927 | — | 3781 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 91 | 153 | 164 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 298 | 224 | 229 | 236 | 224 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
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