Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

13.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	42	42	69	127	153	90	41	41	64	174	211	201	240	288	276	265	232	168	147	228	172	184	95
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	S	S	S	S	SE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NW	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide	3:06AM1.24m				3:34PM1.33m				3:59AM1.24m					4:26PM1.29m				4:52AM1.24m				5:18PM1.25m
Low Tide			9:17AM0.05m				9:53PM0.07m					10:13AM0.07m				10:45PM0.09m				11:09AM0.09m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	12	14	12	12	13	12	11	11	14	16	18	16	11	12	12	12	16	19	17	17	14
Feels °C	8	6	10	10	10	10	12	11	10	10	13	15	17	15	9	9	10	9	14	18	17	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 10
kJ	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	15	7	174	211	201	240	288	276	265	232	168	147	228	172	184	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	SSE 9	SW 15	SW 15	ENE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 4	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 6	—	SSE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSW 16	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	SSW 16
kJ	14	—	8	55	54	52	41	41	64	3	7	5	10	—	6	2	2	50	3	3	3	3	95
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SW 14	S 8	S 19	SSW 14	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	E 11	SE 14	—	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 13	—	—	ESE 6
kJ	—	16	8	7	3	53	1	7	40	11	21	19	—	—	2	8	—	3	1	7	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	E 8	SE 3	SE 6	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 2	E 5	E 6	E 6	NNW 3
kJ	—	10	69	127	153	90	—	—	1	1	49	2	15	5	4	3	2	1	1	69	64	92	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Baches Wairarapa	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	34	106	176	112	130	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora Point	Blackhead	Castlepoint Beach	Blackhead			Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Humenga Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Humenga Point	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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