Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.1° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
925
800
639
524
441
240
179
225
90
84
69
66
33
20
18
56
34
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.25m
7:22PM1.23m
7:48AM1.25m
8:14PM1.20m
8:40AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.10m
1:40AM0.12m
2:10PM0.13m
2:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
9
8
8
7
12
16
17
12
9
10
12
12
13
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
9
12
13
11
7
6
6
4
10
13
15
10
6
6
7
5
5
6
7
5
7
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