Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
3
3
3
2
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
10
5.5
SSW
12
6
SSW
12
6
SSW
11
6
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
300
214
218
411
461
519
703
1303
1939
3891
3086
8846
8934
8297
8881
8282
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
S
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:44PM1.18m
8:06AM1.09m
8:30PM1.18m
8:54AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.21m
2:19PM0.20m
2:51AM0.19m
3:08PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
5
6
8
10
13
14
11
8
8
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
Feels °C
3
1
2
4
7
10
11
9
4
6
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
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