
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 169 | 142 | 84 | 42 | 41 | 63 | 172 | 151 | 198 | 237 | 339 | 276 | |
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-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.24m | 2:40PM1.36m | 3:06AM1.24m | 3:34PM1.33m | 3:59AM1.24m | 4:26PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.04m | 9:00PM0.06m | 9:17AM0.05m | 9:53PM0.07m | 10:13AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
31 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 172 | 151 | 198 | 237 | 339 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SE 15 |
48 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SW 15 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 9 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
48 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 11 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | E 4 | E 3 |
214 | 229 | 229 | 171 | 123 | 49 | 15 | 2 | — | 4 | 66 | 169 | 142 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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