Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.8°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	170	131	123	79	121	126	128	89	88	86	64	142	125	115	101	55	49	46	24	23	42	109	219	259
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:17AM1.17m				4:42PM1.19m				5:08AM1.23m				5:35PM1.21m				6:01AM1.29m				6:29PM1.22m
Low Tide	10:06PM0.18m				10:30AM0.16m				10:55PM0.15m				11:25AM0.13m				11:47PM0.13m				12:23PM0.10m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	11	1	—	1
Temp °C	13	12	12	16	18	18	14	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	11	11	10	9
Feels °C	9	8	9	12	14	14	9	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	6	6	6	9	8	9	8	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	NW 6	SSW 10	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	170	131	123	61	59	126	128	89	88	86	47	142	125	115	101	55	49	46	24	23	40	19	219	259
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 11	—	—	S 14	NW 8	NW 8	NW 9
kJ	4	4	4	79	121	39	25	26	14	15	14	14	14	6	6	13	5	5	—	—	4	11	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 12	SSE 9	S 20	S 20	SSW 18	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	SW 14	SW 14	NE 8
kJ	4	2	2	17	16	28	12	16	7	30	64	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	—	7	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SSW 4	SSW 6	—	—
kJ	86	62	48	40	52	74	149	314	309	335	381	412	456	603	694	879	716	570	556	576	42	109	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Herbertville Wairarapa	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Rabbit Island Nelson - Tasman Bay	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Makara Wellington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	2	1
Distance (km)	27	27	9	9	9	9	27	27	31	82	82	82	82	82	140	150	154	158	154	158	168	64	64	43
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	God Squad	Whareama	Whareama	Whareama	Riversdale	Blackhead	Blackhead		Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Herbertville	Pourere Beach	Pourere Beach			Porangahau River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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