Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

10.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	26	35	48	45	45	44	44	44	45	44	28	28	54	103	100	295	418	1127	1031	838	613	444	415	350
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE
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	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide				5:22PM1.50m				5:47AM1.30m					6:20PM1.48m				6:46AM1.30m				7:17PM1.45m
Low Tide		11:02AM-0.04m				11:48PM-0.01m					12:01PM-0.05m				00:47AM-0.01m				1:01PM-0.04m				1:44AM-0.01m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	13	13	14	14	13	13	15	13	10	9	8	8	8	8	13	13	9	8	7	7	6
Feels °C	9	10	10	8	8	9	8	7	8	13	10	8	7	6	7	6	6	11	12	8	7	5	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 4	WNW 6	SSW 4	S 7	S 7	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	26	24	48	45	45	44	44	44	45	44	13	3	6	52	81	295	418	1127	1031	838	613	444	415	350
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SSW 19	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 15	ESE 16	SSW 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	3	23	24	21	28	54	103	100	98	220	171	169	164	156	152	150	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 12	S 20	S 19	—	ESE 14	E 16	E 16	—	SSW 9	ESE 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	ESE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 19
kJ	1	3	8	7	—	36	5	5	—	8	28	22	43	41	41	85	146	—	—	—	—	—	—	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NW 3
kJ	66	89	80	80	80	89	177	199	224	86	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Schnappes Wairarapa	God Squad Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lyall Bay-Bombora Wellington	Titahi Bay Wellington	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	27	31	82	82	82	82	91	84	94	30	42	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Whareama		Whareama	Castlepoint - Slippery	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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