Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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 1.5°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 4AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)999999999999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34343069321332133004322832983137299226002422218922442300214016601281914825853682464323247
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
1.43
7:52AM
1.28
8:20PM
1.45
8:51AM
1.29
9:19PM
1.46
9:48AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.00
2:05PM
0.01
2:48AM
-0.01
3:02PM
0.01
3:45AM
-0.01
3:59PM
0.01
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
181453347631----1-111-----
Temp. °C1099999109101011101011101010109911111210
Feels °C (?)2111112122322434455588109
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