Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4270 | 3931 | 4623 | 6696 | 5316 | 4976 | 4043 | 3296 | 2578 | 2268 | 5103 | 4065 | 2930 | 2310 | 1765 | 1249 | 972 | 717 | 511 | 411 | 336 | 260 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.18m | 8:05PM1.19m | 8:31AM1.22m | 8:57PM1.20m | 9:23AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.17m | 1:58PM0.15m | 2:23AM0.16m | 2:51PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.14m | 3:45PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3737 | 3069 | 3249 | 4473 | 5316 | 4976 | 4043 | 3296 | 2578 | 2268 | 5103 | 4065 | 2930 | 2310 | 1765 | 1249 | 972 | 717 | 511 | 411 | 336 | 260 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 646 | 1328 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4270 | 3931 | 4623 | 6696 | — | — | 34 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 60 | 178 | 258 | 171 | 241 | 239 | 206 | 223 | 286 | 247 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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