Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 May 2026 NZST
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Lake Ferry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
244
196
192
153
137
132
102
99
74
74
55
100
90
90
85
58
56
39
37
34
22
20
21
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:04PM1.42m
5:33AM1.29m
6:03PM1.47m
6:32AM1.30m
7:02PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.03m
11:30PM0.01m
11:45AM0.01m
00:31AM-0.01m
12:44PM-0.02m
1:30AM-0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
10
12
12
10
9
10
8
8
9
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
9
13
14
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
8
6
6
7
12
12
10
8
7
7
6
7
12
13
9
7
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
254
244
196
192
153
137
132
102
99
74
74
55
100
90
90
85
58
56
39
37
34
22
20
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
46
80
80
90
83
80
42
40
18
18
33
42
56
26
6
5
4
15
14
13
12
11
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
39
36
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
26
13
9
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
2
3
9
24
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
14
18
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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