Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 1008 | 285 | 383 | 1479 | 2676 | 2981 | 2703 | 1938 | 1385 | 934 | 823 | 692 | 454 | 373 | 308 | 232 | 140 | 135 | 167 | 158 | 152 | 141 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.50m | 8:08AM1.30m | 8:38PM1.46m | 9:06AM1.28m | 9:35PM1.41m | 10:04AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM-0.03m | 2:21PM-0.04m | 3:04AM-0.02m | 3:19PM-0.01m | 3:59AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 455 | 163 | 268 | 383 | 1479 | 2676 | 2981 | 2703 | 1938 | 1385 | 934 | 823 | 692 | 454 | 373 | 308 | 232 | 140 | 135 | 167 | 158 | 152 | 167 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 174 | 2 | 231 | 365 | 50 | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 141 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1008 | 285 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 89 | 157 | 143 | 176 | 278 | 258 | 307 | 317 | 317 | 451 | 509 | 411 | 451 | 18 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 64 | 105 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 82 | 91 | 82 | 84 | 140 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 130 | 64 |
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