Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
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)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
29
28
28
16
16
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
21
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
ESE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:29AM1.28m
5:01PM1.44m
5:26AM1.28m
5:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.03m
10:42AM-0.03m
11:26PM0.02m
11:41AM-0.02m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
13
15
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
7
11
14
11
9
10
10
9
11
12
14
12
11
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