Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2048 | 1821 | 2024 | 2590 | 2221 | 1685 | 1288 | 1058 | 865 | 638 | 513 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 221 | 157 | 93 | 157 | 155 | 149 | 110 | 110 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | off |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.08m | 4:07PM1.20m | 4:26AM1.09m | 4:53PM1.20m | 5:12AM1.10m | 5:39PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.21m | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:35AM0.19m | 11:13PM0.22m | 11:23AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2048 | 1821 | 2024 | 2590 | 2221 | 1685 | 1288 | 1058 | 865 | 638 | 513 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 221 | 157 | 93 | 157 | 155 | 149 | 110 | 110 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 154 | 127 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 31 | — | — | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 23 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 60 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 87 | 115 | 269 | 386 | 287 | 214 | 131 | 92 | 71 | 31 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 130 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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