Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2555 | 2249 | 1820 | 1217 | 939 | 688 | 564 | 421 | 356 | 351 | 346 | 272 | 517 | 960 | 1752 | 2703 | 5149 | 7571 | 7782 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.32m | 8:16AM1.25m | 8:43PM1.26m | 9:11AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.06m | 2:34PM0.07m | 3:02AM0.09m | 3:29PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 81 | 186 | 273 | 326 | 314 | 376 | 366 | 356 | 351 | 346 | 33 | 8 | 110 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 73 | 201 | 78 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 8 | 125 | 96 | 72 | 55 | — | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 19 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2555 | 2249 | 1820 | 1217 | 939 | 688 | 564 | 421 | 245 | 163 | 152 | 272 | 517 | 960 | 1752 | 2703 | 5149 | 7571 | 7782 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 112 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 224 | 189 | 236 |
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