
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 304 | 547 | 477 | 319 | 371 | 440 | 584 | 823 | 1510 | 2642 | 3462 | 3666 | 3145 | 2612 | 2145 | 2051 | 2347 | 1729 | 1268 | 940 | 670 | 341 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.17m | 10:55AM1.14m | 11:17PM1.18m | 11:45AM1.20m | 00:08AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.18m | 5:06PM0.18m | 5:32AM0.15m | 5:58PM0.15m | 6:20AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
380 | 304 | 118 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 95 | 33 | 53 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 164 | 171 | 125 | 224 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
87 | 84 | — | — | 33 | 34 | 53 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 70 | — | 60 | — | 118 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
226 | 190 | 547 | 477 | 319 | 371 | 440 | 584 | 823 | 1510 | 2642 | 3462 | 3666 | 3145 | 2612 | 2145 | 2051 | 2347 | 1729 | 1268 | 940 | 670 | 341 | 226 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 47 | 112 | 112 | 158 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 138 | 167 | 233 | 235 | 236 | 140 | 140 | 236 | 230 | 236 | 223 | 223 | 140 | 172 |
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