Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1232 | 824 | 764 | 519 | 480 | 397 | 313 | 251 | 247 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 141 | 100 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.21m | 00:03AM1.12m | 12:27PM1.21m | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:11PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.22m | 6:10AM0.22m | 6:44PM0.24m | 6:53AM0.24m | 7:28PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1232 | 824 | 764 | 519 | 480 | 397 | 313 | 251 | 247 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 141 | 100 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 85 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 13 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | E 16 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 77 | 195 | 354 | 392 | 438 | 286 | 214 | 231 | 307 | 603 | 922 | 774 | 284 | 164 | 133 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 140 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 160 | 150 | 150 | 94 | 105 |
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