Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2894
1748
1086
647
492
550
432
355
293
194
331
778
827
497
301
172
245
856
779
903
823
858
692
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:12AM1.09m
12:34PM1.19m
00:54AM1.08m
1:17PM1.19m
1:37AM1.08m
2:00PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.24m
6:51PM0.25m
6:57AM0.24m
7:33PM0.25m
7:40AM0.23m
8:16PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
11
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
9
7
8
7
5
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
2
2
7
11
10
8
6
7
7
9
4
2
5
5
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
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