Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
81
112
329
486
452
413
543
425
372
334
279
251
191
187
141
104
68
60
176
131
127
85
82
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:02AM1.22m
1:32PM1.34m
1:57AM1.25m
2:28PM1.41m
2:54AM1.27m
3:26PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.08m
7:51PM0.09m
8:06AM0.05m
8:50PM0.05m
9:04AM0.01m
9:49PM0.03m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
10
10
7
6
5
5
4
6
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
3
3
3
7
7
4
3
1
1
0
2
6
7
6
6
6
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