Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.8°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	131	123	79	121	126	179	89	88	86	64	142	172	115	101	55	49	46	24	23	83	137	149	161
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	S	S	SE	ENE
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		4:17AM1.17m				4:42PM1.19m				5:08AM1.23m				5:35PM1.21m				6:01AM1.29m				6:29PM1.22m
Low Tide				10:30AM0.16m				10:55PM0.15m				11:25AM0.13m				11:47PM0.13m				12:23PM0.10m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	9	—	—	1
Temp °C	12	12	16	18	17	14	13	13	14	14	16	17	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	10	10	10	9
Feels °C	8	9	12	14	12	9	8	8	8	7	9	9	8	6	6	8	8	8	10	7	7	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	NW 8	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	131	123	61	59	126	179	89	88	86	47	142	172	115	101	55	49	46	24	23	44	19	149	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	E 13	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	—	E 11	—	NW 6	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
kJ	4	4	79	121	39	27	26	14	13	14	14	3	6	6	13	5	—	2	—	16	12	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 13	E 12	SSE 9	S 20	S 20	SSW 18	E 13	SE 13	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	S 14	S 14	SW 14	S 14
kJ	2	2	17	16	12	12	16	7	30	64	3	7	3	3	2	2	2	—	—	4	4	8	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—
kJ	80	64	40	52	98	207	325	335	363	423	392	496	635	674	855	658	540	556	572	83	137	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Schnappes Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Makara Wellington	Baches Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	27	9	9	9	27	27	27	31	82	82	140	82	82	154	150	154	82	154	153	138	64	43	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	God Squad	Whareama	Whareama		Riversdale	Blackhead	Blackhead			Blackhead	Herbertville		Pourere Beach			Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1		2	1	1			1	1		1			2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Riversdale Wairarapa	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Cavalos de Fao Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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