Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
40
53
49
45
46
156
130
88
58
77
80
93
128
246
242
543
580
669
557
452
342
298
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
NE
10
N
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30AM1.24m
9:55PM1.14m
10:19AM1.23m
10:43PM1.12m
11:05AM1.21m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.18m
3:52PM0.18m
4:05AM0.20m
4:39PM0.21m
4:50AM0.23m
5:24PM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
7
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
10
9
9
9
9
12
15
15
12
11
10
10
8
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
10
7
6
7
7
7
11
14
14
10
8
7
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
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