Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

10.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	173	127	117	82	55	46	17	8	8	8	6	6	5	26	26	51	46	45	44	44	44	44	23	24
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:26PM1.46m				3:51AM1.29m				4:24PM1.49m				4:49AM1.30m				5:22PM1.50m				5:47AM1.30m
Low Tide				9:49PM0.03m				10:02AM-0.02m				10:49PM0.00m				11:02AM-0.04m				11:48PM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14
Feels °C	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	6	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	173	127	117	82	55	46	17	8	8	8	6	1	1	26	26	51	46	45	44	44	44	44	22	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	S 18	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	6	6	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	—	—	ENE 6	—	ENE 6	—	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 20	S 19	NE 6	ESE 14	E 16	SSW 10	ESE 15	ESE 16
kJ	2	—	—	3	—	6	—	2	2	6	3	6	5	1	1	1	8	7	1	36	5	9	23	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	80	73	64	50	63	209	202	160	199	258	206	177	145	126	92	98	76	66	98	103	157	233	258	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	White Rock Point Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	White Rock Point Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Owahanga Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	27	27	30	130	130	130	82	82	82	82	82	82	34	31	34	82	82	82	82	82	82	94	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Pourere Beach	Whareama
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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