Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1
SSW
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
432
240
279
225
90
84
69
66
33
24
34
34
34
20
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:22PM1.23m
7:48AM1.25m
8:14PM1.20m
8:40AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.12m
2:10PM0.13m
2:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.15m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
12
16
16
12
10
10
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
10
13
13
10
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
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