Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

10.8° C

Lake Ferry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	55	27	27	8	8	8	6	6	5	26	26	37	48	45	45	44	44	44	45	24	28	28	53	66
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	W	NE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		3:51AM1.29m				4:24PM1.49m				4:49AM1.30m				5:22PM1.50m				5:47AM1.30m					6:20PM1.48m
Low Tide				10:02AM-0.02m				10:49PM0.00m				11:02AM-0.04m				11:48PM-0.01m					12:01PM-0.05m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	11	9	9
Feels °C	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	9	9	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 5	WNW 5	S 7
kJ	55	27	27	8	8	8	6	1	1	26	26	25	48	45	45	44	44	44	45	22	22	22	23	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	S 12	S 12	S 18	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	SSW 20	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	S 6	SE 16
kJ	2	2	2	6	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	37	3	3	3	3	3	18	23	24	28	28	20	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	E 10	E 10	S 18	E 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	E 12	S 20	S 19	NE 6	ESE 14	SW 18	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	ESE 16	NW 6
kJ	6	3	—	2	2	6	4	6	5	1	1	3	8	7	1	36	13	4	8	3	7	21	53	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 4	SSE 3	—	—
kJ	123	195	165	145	172	199	163	157	145	140	114	102	79	89	113	138	157	202	183	94	21	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	138	140	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	34	31	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	94	94	10	14	10	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Pourere Beach	White Rock - The Spit	Humenga Point	Tora Point	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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