Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 432 | 240 | 279 | 225 | 90 | 84 | 69 | 66 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.23m | 7:48AM1.25m | 8:14PM1.20m | 8:40AM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.12m | 2:10PM0.13m | 2:30AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 524 | 432 | 240 | 279 | 225 | 90 | 84 | 69 | 66 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 265 | 131 | 130 | 42 | 66 | 78 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 80 | 193 | 316 | 354 | 387 | 411 | 361 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 82 | 94 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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