Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.1°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (23 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	113	110	79	44	40	106	122	127	284	388	384	427	339	248	205	180	170	131	125	77	118	120	125	130
Wind (km/h)	N	S	NE	SE	SSE	S	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	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	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:43AM1.09m				3:05PM1.17m				3:29AM1.12m				3:52PM1.18m					4:17AM1.17m				4:42PM1.19m
Low Tide				8:48AM0.21m				9:19PM0.20m				9:37AM0.19m					10:06PM0.18m				10:30AM0.16m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	10	10	16	19	19	18	14	12	11	11	16	17	16	15	13	13	12	12	15	18	18	15	13
Feels °C	10	9	9	15	17	18	18	12	10	8	8	12	13	11	11	9	9	9	8	11	15	15	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	113	110	79	44	40	106	122	108	284	388	384	427	339	248	205	180	170	131	125	63	60	120	125	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	NW 3	SSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 7
kJ	3	2	30	29	31	16	51	127	78	66	46	6	13	5	4	4	4	4	4	77	118	39	28	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 13	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 9	E 16	S 20	—	E 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	—	3	—	30	28	16	6	18	6	5	6	8	5	7	—	4	2	2	2	14	13	12	14	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 5
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	11	42	91	119	154	188	202	151	86	88	124	87	55	46	36	99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Eastbourne Wellington	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	9	25	9	9	236	9	9	9	9	9	9	27	27	27	27	27	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	27
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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