Lake Ferry Surf Forecast

/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.40° S 175.15° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (02 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 2							Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	19	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	40	36	59	58	55	51	82	78	70	64	58	51	32	18	18	25
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	S	S	S	E	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:11AM1.09m				6:34PM1.22m				6:58AM1.08m				7:20PM1.22m				7:43AM1.07m				8:05PM1.21m
Low Tide	00:15AM0.24m				12:20PM0.24m				1:02AM0.24m				1:06PM0.24m				1:47AM0.24m				1:51PM0.24m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	7:37
	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	4:57
mm	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	16	13	14	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	10	12	13	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	WNW 3	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11
kJ	19	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	40	1	59	58	6	7	82	78	70	64	58	51	32	18	18	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NNW 6	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	S 15	E 6	SSW 14	NW 6	SSW 4	SSW 13	SSW 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	E 6	E 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9
kJ	5	4	1	1	3	3	1	4	1	36	1	5	55	33	8	5	5	3	1	1	14	14	15	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SE 5	NW 6	NW 10	E 12	E 12	S 11	E 6	S 11	SSW 11	E 6	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 13	E 13	E 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	1	1	2	4	3	3	2	1	2	11	1	10	20	51	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	1	2	3	2	4	22	29	21	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	5	71	100	64	53	46	40	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Titahi Bay Wellington	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	1	4	5	4	4	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	140	112	140	34	31	34	19	34	31	82	42	10	9	9	9	9	10	27	27	27	27	34	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa				Tora-Shipwreck	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora-Shipwreck	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)				5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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