Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
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)
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1
SSW
11
1
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
SE
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
639
524
432
240
179
225
90
84
69
66
33
18
34
34
34
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<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
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
9
8
8
8
12
16
16
12
9
10
11
12
13
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
7
5
5
5
10
13
13
10
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
5
7
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