Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.1
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
SW
1.3
WSW
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313137131367778714385610101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17171751616869111130412587910568626360402519
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
25
SW
15
W
15
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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)
5:46AM
0.25
5:51PM
0.25
6:27AM
0.24
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------31028251-----41-
Temp. °C131215202118171718181818181818171616181918161515
Feels °C (?)121013182118151517181920191920151515131515141011
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