Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1440 | 1245 | 1087 | 1127 | 1179 | 1162 | 1144 | 1197 | 1122 | 1122 | 1139 | 1306 | 1266 | 1247 | 1073 | 703 | 661 | 597 | 582 | 978 | 764 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.08m | 12:12PM1.19m | 00:35AM1.07m | 12:55PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.23m | 5:56AM0.25m | 6:31PM0.24m | 6:37AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1440 | 1245 | 1087 | 1127 | 1179 | 1162 | 1144 | 1197 | 1122 | 1122 | 1139 | 1306 | 1266 | 1247 | 1073 | 703 | 661 | 597 | 582 | 978 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 198 | 195 | 195 | 206 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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