Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)10151514141414131313131212125512111110101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191742413919151413131312111123151141597898118173162
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
15
N
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151517161414141312141616141615151414151614
Feels °C (?)12121010912118999912141311998779108
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