Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1235 | 1027 | 810 | 394 | 443 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 678 | 1106 | 1212 | 1699 | 1391 | 1070 | 860 | 726 | 702 | 586 | 544 | 457 | 387 | 305 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:34AM1.22m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:26AM1.27m | 11:51PM1.21m | 12:20PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:51PM0.15m | 5:11AM0.13m | 5:45PM0.12m | 6:01AM0.10m | 6:40PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1235 | 1027 | 810 | 394 | 443 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 284 | 1106 | 1212 | 1699 | 1391 | 1070 | 860 | 726 | 702 | 586 | 544 | 457 | 387 | 305 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 35 | 202 | 110 | 104 | 79 | 202 | 678 | 290 | 318 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 12 | — | SSE 15 | S 16 | SW 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 91 | — | 80 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 124 | 155 | 166 | 125 | 40 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 38 | — | 42 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 98 | 92 | 55 | 66 | 89 | 79 | 49 | 40 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 9 |
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