Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)137136667787884710101010101010101514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1751668691012213243123067676062594025194241
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
1.06
12:09AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.25
6:27AM
0.24
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1619172----11----
Temp. °C152022181617181819181818181716161819171615151515
Feels °C (?)131822181415171820191918191615151316151311101110
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