
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 13 | 90 | 360 | 684 | 821 | 698 | 543 | 392 | 730 | 446 | 408 | 471 | 451 | 951 | 878 | 807 | 678 | 459 | 387 | 403 | 401 | 408 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.17m | 9:22AM1.06m | 9:43PM1.17m | 10:07AM1.09m | 10:28PM1.17m | 10:55AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.22m | 3:30PM0.22m | 4:04AM0.20m | 4:17PM0.21m | 4:47AM0.18m | 5:06PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 |
8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 71 | 109 | 66 | 379 | 678 | 446 | 408 | 471 | 451 | 87 | 85 | 118 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 95 | 90 | 87 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 18 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 143 | 103 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 170 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | E 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
9 | 13 | 90 | 360 | 684 | 821 | 698 | 543 | 392 | 730 | 67 | 217 | 141 | 200 | 951 | 878 | 807 | 678 | 459 | 387 | 403 | 401 | 408 | 553 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 31 | 64 | 64 | 153 | 183 | 158 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 9 | 64 | 158 | 105 | 106 | 112 | 183 | 167 | 183 | 106 | 106 |
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