
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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 (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
68 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 480 | 3254 | 6200 | 7108 | 7440 | 7260 | 5473 | 3901 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.07m | 6:13PM1.20m | 6:33AM1.07m | 6:59PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.24m | 11:57AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.23m | 12:44PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 |
68 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 145 | 245 | 88 | 266 | 76 | 3901 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 |
24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | E 11 | SE 18 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
6 | — | 24 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 49 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — |
184 | 248 | 240 | 277 | 198 | 160 | 176 | 289 | 247 | 480 | 3254 | 6200 | 7108 | 7440 | 7260 | 5473 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 91 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 91 | 91 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 236 | 112 | 64 |
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