Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.3°C

Lake Ferry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	284	388	521	427	339	248	213	187	170	131	123	78	120	123	231	89	87	86	176	203	174	158	101	93
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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-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		3:29AM1.12m				3:52PM1.18m					4:17AM1.17m				4:42PM1.19m				5:08AM1.23m				5:35PM1.21m
Low Tide				9:37AM0.19m					10:06PM0.18m				10:30AM0.16m				10:55PM0.15m				11:25AM0.13m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	15	16	17	15	13	13	12	12	15	18	18	14	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	9	8	7	11	11	12	11	9	10	9	9	11	14	14	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	284	388	521	427	339	248	213	187	170	131	123	61	59	123	231	89	87	86	176	203	174	158	101	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	78	66	6	6	13	5	4	4	4	4	14	78	120	39	16	18	25	15	13	13	14	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	—	E 16	E 16	S 20	—	E 15	E 14	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 13	E 12	SSW 10	S 20	S 20	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	6	5	—	5	5	7	—	4	4	2	2	17	28	12	12	9	7	30	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	29	62	102	124	154	207	216	156	67	57	56	71	77	59	88	215	261	238	289	316	456	603	769	774
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	27	27	27	27	27	27	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	27	27	82	94	82	82	82	140	140
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Pourere Beach	Pourere Beach	Uruti Point	Whareama	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Blackhead
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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