Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.7
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
277
250
263
551
971
1557
2655
3184
2938
2741
2143
1656
1636
1557
1190
832
501
297
220
225
284
239
155
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:55AM1.14m
11:17PM1.18m
11:45AM1.20m
00:08AM1.20m
12:37PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.18m
5:06PM0.18m
5:32AM0.15m
5:58PM0.15m
6:20AM0.12m
6:53PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
6
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
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