Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	50	32	18	17	7	7	7	16	16	20	48	42	40	61	71	113	233	277	204	441	314	289	198	168
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		11:40AM1.42m				00:09AM1.26m				12:36PM1.39m					1:04AM1.25m				1:30PM1.35m				1:59AM1.24m
Low Tide				6:04PM0.01m				6:18AM0.02m				6:58PM0.02m					7:14AM0.04m				7:50PM0.05m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	8:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	17	15	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	16	14	14	13	14	18	20	20	18	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	8	10	10	8	9	10	10	9	10	12	13	14	13	14	13	13	17	18	17	17	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	50	32	18	17	6	6	7	16	16	16	48	42	40	61	71	113	233	277	204	441	314	289	198	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 13	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	S 16	SE 11	S 11	SW 8	SW 8	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 5	SSW 16	S 16	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	7	1	5	5	20	5	2	3	3	—	3	10	9	91	134	2	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSW 13	SW 13	S 13	SW 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 8	NE 7	SE 11	SE 11	S 9	S 11	S 9	SW 8	S 9	S 9	NE 5	S 5	SSE 5	E 14	E 14	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	17	7	3	7	6	6	1	2	5	5	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	5	2	4	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 4	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4
kJ	363	341	374	363	297	240	258	214	199	183	177	123	40	7	1	2	2	4	15	20	26	27	28	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Breaker Bay Wellington	Schnappes Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	82	82	154	153	153	82	34	34	31	9	9	10	10	9	9	27	27	9	9	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora-Bombora	Tora-Bombora	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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