Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
13.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1139
1025
803
774
521
772
376
383
1479
2455
2981
2671
1752
1223
900
724
594
454
373
303
186
140
250
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
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
7:09AM1.31m
7:40PM1.50m
8:08AM1.30m
8:38PM1.46m
9:06AM1.28m
9:35PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:09AM-0.03m
1:22PM-0.05m
2:08AM-0.03m
2:21PM-0.04m
3:04AM-0.02m
3:19PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
13
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
13
13
11
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
5
5
6
11
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
10
9
5
7
9
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1139
1025
803
774
174
163
376
383
1479
2455
2981
2671
1752
1223
900
724
594
454
373
303
186
140
250
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
1
2
231
365
49
6
13
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
49
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
2
3
3
5
2
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
1.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.6
N
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
6
5
521
772
165
104
7
31
80
111
102
119
220
224
297
287
413
465
570
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
64
34
64
91
9
9
9
9
27
27
27
27
82
82
82
84
140
91
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
3
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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