Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
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)
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
23
2.1
SSW
22
2.1
SSW
21
2.1
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
886
773
651
624
475
444
355
651
3620
4063
3699
3382
2870
2494
2137
1841
1557
1498
1385
1479
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
N
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM1.30m
7:17PM1.45m
7:44AM1.28m
8:14PM1.40m
8:42AM1.27m
Low Tide
1:01PM-0.04m
1:44AM-0.01m
2:00PM-0.02m
2:39AM0.01m
2:57PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
13
9
8
8
7
7
9
12
12
9
7
7
8
8
9
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
6
10
12
8
6
6
5
5
7
10
10
7
4
4
6
6
8
11
11
8
7
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