
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
131 | 99 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 76 | 288 | 265 | 198 | 109 | 94 | 99 | 226 | 207 | 199 | 94 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.21m | 11:11AM1.35m | 11:37PM1.23m | 12:06PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.09m | 5:32PM0.09m | 5:46AM0.07m | 6:27PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
131 | 99 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 74 | 288 | 265 | 198 | 109 | 69 | 51 | 226 | 207 | 199 | 79 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
43 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 76 | — | 8 | 4 | 73 | 94 | 99 | 2 | — | 82 | 94 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
211 | 270 | 207 | 79 | 47 | 115 | 170 | 236 | 278 | 307 | 214 | 258 | 398 | 398 | 338 | 287 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 305 | 91 | 27 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 140 | 84 | 91 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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