Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.6
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1095667666666151459914131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2326711031251481209174584332432020262638353558133131170
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.39
2:04PM
1.25
2:34AM
1.40
2:58PM
1.25
3:29AM
1.39
3:52PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.05
8:00AM
0.07
8:14PM
0.04
8:55AM
0.07
9:08PM
0.04
9:50AM
0.08
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:05-------8:02
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C171514131313131312121211141819181211111117191815
Feels °C (?)1613121111111111101010912161716999915161612
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