Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7905 | 8067 | 5889 | 4503 | 6017 | 4982 | 4054 | 3199 | 2392 | 1834 | 1335 | 988 | 814 | 698 | 686 | 356 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.22m | 10:04AM1.23m | 10:28PM1.18m | 10:54AM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.13m | 4:21PM0.16m | 4:40AM0.16m | 5:11PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 9 | 21 | — | 4982 | 4054 | 273 | 14 | 1834 | 1335 | 988 | 814 | 698 | 686 | 356 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 39 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 101 | 195 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7905 | 8067 | 5889 | 4503 | 6017 | — | — | 3199 | 2392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 224 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 130 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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