Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1801 | 1776 | 1591 | 1399 | 3379 | 4679 | 5302 | 4523 | 3879 | 2943 | 2367 | 1921 | 1462 | 1215 | 943 | 787 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.34m | 9:39AM1.25m | 10:05PM1.28m | 10:34AM1.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.07m | 4:24AM0.07m | 4:48PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1801 | 1776 | 1591 | 1399 | 3379 | 4679 | 5302 | 4523 | 3879 | 2943 | 2367 | 1921 | 1462 | 1215 | 943 | 787 | 648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 455 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 19 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 74 | — | 37 | 127 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 105 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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