Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 26). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.2
SSW
0.5
SE
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101095566666666156149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)885940403925242423233150921231401137444473822202026
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.37
1:10PM
1.25
1:39AM
1.39
2:04PM
1.25
2:34AM
1.40
2:58PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.07
7:19PM
0.05
8:00AM
0.07
8:14PM
0.04
8:55AM
0.07
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:54-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:05
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11-11---------
Temp. °C151617171920211916151414141313131212111014171918
Feels °C (?)1314141315171817161412131311111110109812141716
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