Lake Ferry Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
223
223
202
206
172
98
98
151
114
96
92
86
83
229
120
167
116
115
107
102
69
68
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
3:33AM1.09m
3:58PM1.22m
4:17AM1.08m
4:43PM1.22m
5:02AM1.08m
5:28PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.23m
10:20PM0.26m
10:24AM0.22m
11:06PM0.25m
11:10AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
5
10
11
8
7
6
5
5
6
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
1
2
8
9
6
4
2
1
1
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
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