Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
588
672
636
1004
755
588
520
437
463
489
441
369
306
241
241
202
242
605
555
444
431
345
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:37AM1.08m
2:00PM1.18m
2:20AM1.08m
2:44PM1.19m
3:04AM1.09m
3:29PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.23m
8:16PM0.24m
8:24AM0.21m
9:00PM0.23m
9:11AM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
12
10
7
6
6
6
10
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
5
6
7
6
4
3
3
4
8
11
11
10
6
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