Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
0
1
1
3
4
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4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
409
335
417
833
1870
2866
4425
4877
4306
3139
2402
1844
1401
1052
1100
1388
1463
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.26m
5:34PM1.31m
6:00AM1.25m
6:28PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.06m
11:22AM0.04m
11:56PM0.08m
12:20PM0.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
12
12
12
9
7
Feels °C
8
5
6
5
6
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
10
8
9
6
4
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