Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 168 | 440 | 516 | 469 | 328 | 276 | 209 | 181 | 147 | 121 | 96 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.20m | 1:21AM1.11m | 1:47PM1.20m | 2:05AM1.10m | 2:30PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.20m | 7:18PM0.24m | 7:28AM0.22m | 8:04PM0.25m | 8:11AM0.24m | 8:49PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | SSW 17 | ESE 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 121 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | NW 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 54 | 51 | 79 | 51 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 13 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SE 13 | N 8 | NW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 14 | E 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 58 | — | 81 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 177 | 133 | 108 | 101 | 76 | 157 | 73 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 168 | 440 | 516 | 469 | 328 | 276 | 209 | 181 | 147 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 140 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 64 | 140 | 130 | 91 | 84 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 34 |
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