Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
5
4
!
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3379
4679
5302
4523
3879
2943
2398
1752
1462
1215
943
787
648
519
418
411
341
347
294
248
195
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:39AM1.25m
10:05PM1.28m
10:34AM1.23m
10:57PM1.22m
11:27AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.07m
4:24AM0.07m
4:48PM0.12m
5:13AM0.12m
5:40PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
8
7
6
5
4
5
9
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
8
7
Feels °C
6
7
8
6
4
3
2
1
2
6
8
7
5
6
5
5
7
9
9
6
5
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