Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 167 | 180 | 229 | 233 | 289 | 378 | 433 | 408 | 396 | 426 | 437 | 963 | 2079 | 2260 | 2793 | 2468 | 2041 | 1905 | 1814 | 1587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.40m | 8:21PM1.25m | 8:49AM1.43m | 9:18PM1.26m | 9:46AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.04m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:17PM0.02m | 3:30AM0.02m | 4:13PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 167 | 180 | 229 | 43 | 62 | 378 | 433 | 408 | 396 | 426 | 437 | 2 | — | — | — | 101 | 2041 | 1905 | 1814 | 1587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | WNW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 233 | 289 | 35 | 35 | 72 | 36 | 106 | 300 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 5 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 447 | 341 | 132 | 8 | — | 14 | 107 | — | 18 | 71 | 73 | 43 | 963 | 2079 | 2260 | 2793 | 2468 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 240 | 130 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 91 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 345 | 381 | 381 | 130 | 91 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 9 |
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