Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 358 | 288 | 242 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 123 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 86 | 72 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:16PM1.38m | 1:40AM1.25m | 2:12PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.10m | 6:54AM0.06m | 7:36PM0.07m | 7:49AM0.03m | 8:33PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 387 | 358 | 288 | 242 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 122 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 86 | 59 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 64 | 94 | 127 | 123 | 80 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | NW 9 | E 13 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 98 | 84 | 44 | — | 5 | 21 | 72 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 105 | 34 | 42 | 64 |
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