Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	27	8	8	8	6	6	5	26	26	35	48	46	45	44	44	44	23	24	28	28	54	103	99	301
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	E	NE	SSE	SSE	ESE
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	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				4:24PM1.49m				4:49AM1.30m				5:22PM1.50m				5:47AM1.30m					6:20PM1.48m
Low Tide		10:02AM-0.02m				10:49PM0.00m				11:02AM-0.04m				11:48PM-0.01m					12:01PM-0.05m				00:47AM-0.01m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	10	9	9	9	7
Feels °C	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	7	10	11	9	7	8	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	WNW 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 14
kJ	27	8	8	8	6	1	1	26	26	24	48	46	45	44	44	44	22	22	22	28	15	28	28	301
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 12	S 12	S 12	S 18	E 13	S 16	E 12	E 12	SSW 19	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SSW 15	SSW 6	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 7
kJ	2	6	3	3	6	3	5	3	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	17	23	24	28	22	13	103	99	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 13	S 18	E 13	S 8	S 8	E 12	S 20	S 19	—	ESE 14	E 16	E 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 6	ESE 17	NW 6	SSW 14	ESE 16
kJ	—	2	2	6	3	6	3	1	1	3	8	7	—	36	5	8	3	3	3	4	54	9	41	97
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 4	WNW 4	S 5	—	—	—
kJ	182	143	172	199	206	199	165	145	138	63	55	63	89	128	192	199	183	97	21	12	22	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	God Squad Wairarapa	Lyall Bay-Bombora Wellington	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	31	34	82	82	82	82	91	82	94	31	30	10	9	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Whareama	Pourere Beach	Tora-Stix	Whareama	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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