
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 126 | 134 | 123 | 84 | 79 | 92 | 89 | 125 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.24m | 9:06PM1.17m | 9:30AM1.24m | 9:55PM1.14m | 10:19AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.18m | 3:52PM0.18m | 4:05AM0.20m | 4:39PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 |
19 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 123 | 84 | 66 | 36 | 25 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
18 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 40 | 72 | 69 | 89 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NW 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 9 |
18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 48 | 79 | 92 | 66 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 9 |
133 | 282 | 334 | 310 | 330 | 317 | 247 | 198 | 114 | 84 | 87 | 76 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 126 | 134 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 81 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 130 | 84 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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