Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
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2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
14
3.5
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7905
8067
5889
4503
6017
4982
4054
3199
2392
1834
1335
988
814
698
686
356
822
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:36PM1.22m
10:04AM1.23m
10:28PM1.18m
10:54AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.13m
4:21PM0.16m
4:40AM0.16m
5:11PM0.19m
rain showers
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
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