
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 213 | 176 | 144 | 135 | 97 | 88 | 81 | 112 | 329 | 827 | 653 | 597 | 456 | 425 | 372 | 334 | 293 | 247 | 187 | 180 | 139 | 102 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.27m | 1:02AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.34m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:28PM1.41m | 2:54AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.12m | 6:53PM0.12m | 7:12AM0.08m | 7:51PM0.09m | 8:06AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
224 | 213 | 106 | 98 | 90 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 329 | 827 | 653 | 597 | 456 | 425 | 372 | 334 | 293 | 247 | 187 | 180 | 139 | 102 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
118 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | — | 123 | 87 | 89 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 112 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
297 | 194 | 176 | 144 | 135 | 97 | 88 | 59 | 45 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 112 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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