
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 53 | 66 | |
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 | 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 | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.29m | 4:24PM1.49m | 4:49AM1.30m | 5:22PM1.50m | 5:47AM1.30m | 6:20PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM-0.02m | 10:49PM0.00m | 11:02AM-0.04m | 11:48PM-0.01m | 12:01PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 7 |
55 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | S 6 | SE 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | E 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | NW 6 |
6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 53 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSE 3 | — | — |
123 | 195 | 165 | 145 | 172 | 199 | 163 | 157 | 145 | 140 | 114 | 102 | 79 | 89 | 113 | 138 | 157 | 202 | 183 | 94 | 21 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 140 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 94 | 94 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
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