Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
814
698
404
404
663
773
661
1314
1232
824
764
519
480
397
307
251
247
191
188
146
141
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
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
High Tide
10:54AM1.22m
11:17PM1.14m
11:42AM1.21m
00:03AM1.12m
12:27PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.19m
5:26AM0.20m
5:59PM0.22m
6:10AM0.22m
6:44PM0.24m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
10
10
6
5
4
2
2
3
5
5
4
6
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