
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
731 | 886 | 773 | 651 | 624 | 475 | 444 | 355 | 651 | 3620 | 4063 | 3699 | 3382 | 2870 | 2494 | 2137 | 1841 | 1557 | 1498 | 1385 | 1479 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.30m | 7:17PM1.45m | 7:44AM1.28m | 8:14PM1.40m | 8:42AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM-0.04m | 1:44AM-0.01m | 2:00PM-0.02m | 2:39AM0.01m | 2:57PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
731 | 886 | 773 | 651 | 624 | 475 | 444 | 355 | 651 | 3620 | 4063 | 3699 | 3382 | 2870 | 2494 | 2137 | 1841 | 1557 | 1498 | 1385 | 1479 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
171 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 207 | 201 | 199 | 193 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 87 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 42 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 25 | SSW 24 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SSW 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
180 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 49 | 444 | — | — | — | — | 486 | 778 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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