Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.2° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2.1
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
9
6
SSW
12
6
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
651
452
337
306
300
214
218
269
558
519
619
1089
1994
3467
2666
9143
10024
8808
8283
8066
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:19AM1.08m
7:44PM1.18m
8:06AM1.09m
8:30PM1.18m
8:54AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.20m
2:07AM0.21m
2:19PM0.20m
2:51AM0.19m
3:08PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
6
11
12
8
7
6
7
8
10
13
14
11
9
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
Feels °C
3
8
9
5
3
2
3
4
7
10
11
8
5
5
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
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