Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
12.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
4
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2696
1847
1403
972
823
679
670
519
511
519
492
418
350
361
246
184
143
48
924
1400
1728
2517
4173
5347
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:54AM1.22m
00:15AM1.22m
12:45PM1.20m
1:04AM1.17m
1:33PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.08m
6:06PM0.13m
6:31AM0.12m
6:57PM0.18m
7:17AM0.16m
7:47PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
13
14
10
9
10
10
10
10
14
15
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
4
10
11
8
6
7
7
8
7
11
13
10
10
10
10
2
3
3
2
1
2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2696
1847
1403
972
823
679
670
519
511
519
492
418
350
298
246
184
143
8
202
146
158
152
80
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
SSW
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
17
15
6
18
21
32
50
64
78
361
1
1
16
2
8
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
1.2
SSW
4
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
7
6
12
7
4
2
78
125
214
4
3
48
924
1400
1728
2517
4173
5347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
27
106
140
112
112
112
140
224
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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