Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
14
13
13
11
11
22
20
26
33
28
25
33
147
289
276
276
271
258
265
164
153
361
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30AM1.30m
9:00PM1.48m
9:29AM1.29m
9:57PM1.45m
10:26AM1.27m
10:54PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.03m
2:42PM-0.03m
3:26AM-0.02m
3:40PM-0.02m
4:22AM-0.01m
4:37PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
10
10
12
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
6
6
7
8
10
9
10
12
11
11
11
14
15
12
11
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.5
NW
5
0.3
S
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
3
14
13
13
11
11
22
11
18
33
28
25
18
147
289
276
276
271
258
265
164
153
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
11
0.1
NW
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
3
4
6
6
6
20
1
17
17
15
25
42
3
5
3
4
5
6
6
63
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
33
5
4
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.3
NW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.1
NW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
129
143
172
209
150
178
199
103
12
26
2
4
15
35
41
22
4
8
9
17
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
153
153
158
84
105
145
64
43
64
10
14
14
10
9
9
9
9
23
31
105
18
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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