Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
4
4
3
4
5
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5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1103
1295
2335
3542
4060
3808
3328
3030
2740
2613
2352
2069
1846
1616
1544
1192
1042
934
888
775
669
572
469
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:21AM1.24m
7:49PM1.21m
8:15AM1.29m
8:43PM1.22m
9:09AM1.33m
9:38PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.15m
1:43PM0.12m
2:04AM0.13m
2:39PM0.09m
2:57AM0.11m
3:35PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:22
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7:22
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7:23
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Temp °C
8
7
12
14
15
12
9
8
8
8
12
13
14
13
10
10
9
8
12
14
14
11
8
Feels °C
6
4
10
11
13
11
7
6
6
6
11
12
12
12
8
6
5
4
8
10
10
8
5
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