
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
713 | 507 | 398 | 303 | 180 | 160 | 120 | 110 | 110 | 79 | 44 | 46 | 81 | 96 | 84 | 225 | 322 | 521 | 421 | 277 | 244 | 158 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.07m | 2:20PM1.17m | 2:43AM1.09m | 3:05PM1.17m | 3:29AM1.12m | 3:52PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.23m | 8:36PM0.22m | 8:48AM0.21m | 9:19PM0.20m | 9:37AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
713 | 507 | 398 | 303 | 180 | 160 | 120 | 110 | 110 | 79 | 44 | 46 | 81 | 96 | 82 | 78 | 322 | 521 | 421 | 277 | 244 | 158 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 |
— | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 84 | 225 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 12 | — | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 15 | E 15 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 11 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 77 | 106 | 154 | 188 | 191 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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