Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
4
3
SW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
19
21
21
27
853
1166
865
669
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:35AM1.14m
1:02PM1.20m
1:21AM1.11m
1:47PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.21m
6:45AM0.20m
7:18PM0.24m
7:28AM0.22m
8:04PM0.25m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
2
5
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
-1
0
1
2
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