Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.4° 

Lake Ferry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Lake Ferry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
!
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2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3821
3145
2578
2224
5028
4065
2890
2310
1893
1379
1092
799
579
404
336
217
202
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
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
High Tide
8:05PM1.19m
8:31AM1.22m
8:57PM1.20m
9:23AM1.26m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.16m
2:51PM0.14m
3:12AM0.14m
3:45PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
8
10
8
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
8
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