Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 112 | 106 | 75 | 51 | 50 | 107 | 156 | 172 | 183 | 151 | 380 | 590 | 1730 | 1706 | 1431 | 1556 | 1687 | 1999 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.11m | 6:26PM1.19m | 6:49AM1.14m | 7:15PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.20m | 12:14PM0.17m | 00:47AM0.19m | 1:05PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 112 | 106 | 75 | 51 | 50 | 107 | 156 | 172 | 183 | 151 | 46 | 123 | 1730 | 1706 | 1431 | 1556 | 1687 | 1999 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 66 | 590 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 38 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 380 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 240 | 244 | — | — | 7 | 127 | 345 | 154 | — | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 105 | 94 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 94 | 140 | 9 | 91 |
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