Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

10.6° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 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 (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 21
Wave Graph
kJ	45	44	44	44	23	44	28	56	54	103	100	116	838	924	924	752	624	475	437	394	302	1325	3510	3466
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	S	SSE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	W	ESE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				5:47AM1.30m					6:20PM1.48m				6:46AM1.30m				7:17PM1.45m				7:44AM1.28m
Low Tide		11:48PM-0.01m					12:01PM-0.05m				00:47AM-0.01m				1:01PM-0.04m				1:44AM-0.01m				2:00PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	14	15	13	10	8	7	7	7	8	12	13	9	8	7	7	7	7	11	13	9
Feels °C	8	9	8	7	9	12	11	9	6	5	5	5	6	11	13	8	7	5	5	5	5	9	11	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 4	ESE 17	S 5	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 21
kJ	45	44	44	44	22	44	10	56	12	48	86	112	838	924	924	752	624	475	437	394	302	1325	3510	3466
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 15	ESE 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSW 10	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	3	3	3	3	23	24	21	22	54	103	100	116	146	171	169	164	207	201	150	146	142	212	134	131
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 14	SW 10	E 16	SW 9	SSW 15	ESE 17	SSW 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	ESE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	SSW 24	ESE 14	—	ESE 14
kJ	—	36	4	5	3	44	28	3	43	41	53	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	187	138	—	578
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	—	—
kJ	89	89	152	178	224	69	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whareama Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lyall Bay-Bombora Wellington	Titahi Bay Wellington	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Breaker Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	82	82	140	91	94	30	42	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	27	25
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Whareama	Blackhead	Whareama	Blackhead	Dee Dees	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	1	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	8
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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