Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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 morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
90
90
87
58
57
39
38
22
22
20
19
18
16
6
6
4
4
3
7
16
13
13
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
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
6:03PM1.47m
6:32AM1.30m
7:02PM1.50m
7:31AM1.30m
8:01PM1.50m
8:30AM1.30m
Low Tide
00:31AM-0.01m
12:44PM-0.02m
1:30AM-0.03m
1:43PM-0.03m
2:29AM-0.03m
2:42PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
13
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
9
8
7
7
8
12
13
10
7
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
133
90
90
87
58
57
39
38
22
22
20
19
18
16
6
6
1
4
3
4
16
13
13
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
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
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
56
26
10
5
4
6
14
13
12
11
10
8
7
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
17
26
13
9
7
4
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
3
3
3
7
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
9
1
2
6
12
31
49
73
107
145
165
258
297
277
231
177
177
223
183
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
10
10
10
10
14
14
18
18
34
130
158
140
140
154
164
229
145
105
153
150
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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