
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
143 | 253 | 538 | 1210 | 1882 | 2930 | 5081 | 7281 | 8682 | 11306 | 14216 | 11523 | 9704 | 7875 | 6417 | 4840 | 3798 | 2369 | 1882 | 1741 | 1550 | 1412 | 836 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:33PM1.20m | 1:51AM1.13m | 2:18PM1.20m | 2:37AM1.10m | 3:03PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.16m | 7:47PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.20m | 8:35PM0.24m | 8:45AM0.22m | 9:22PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
143 | 8 | 2 | 185 | 180 | 152 | 112 | 82 | 95 | 83 | 170 | 121 | 121 | 326 | 9 | 850 | 1011 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 679 | 645 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 20 |
9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 329 | — | — | — | 8 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
— | 253 | 538 | 1210 | 1882 | 2930 | 5081 | 7281 | 8682 | 11306 | 14216 | 11523 | 9704 | 7875 | 6417 | 4840 | 3798 | 2369 | 1882 | 1741 | 1550 | 1412 | 836 | 510 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 84 | 112 | 112 | 140 | 258 | 224 | 227 | 224 | 140 | 227 | 106 | 224 | 223 | 164 | 164 | 106 | 167 | 172 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 130 |
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