
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
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 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
823 | 679 | 563 | 519 | 511 | 519 | 492 | 418 | 350 | 361 | 246 | 184 | 143 | 98 | 697 | 1783 | 2282 | 2206 | 2323 | 2841 | 3912 | 5955 | 6875 | 6251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.20m | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:33PM1.20m | 1:51AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.13m | 6:31AM0.12m | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:17AM0.16m | 7:47PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
823 | 679 | 563 | 519 | 511 | 519 | 492 | 418 | 350 | 298 | 246 | 184 | 143 | 8 | 2 | 149 | 118 | 102 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 77 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | NNW 9 | N 9 | ENE 3 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 78 | 107 | 361 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 98 | 697 | 1783 | 2282 | 2206 | 2323 | 2841 | 3912 | 5955 | 6875 | 6251 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 105 | 112 | 112 | 153 | 112 | 140 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 106 |
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