Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today?

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
S
3
S
4
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)8466667910101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)234016022915018592023644267471549154620416539924341472543463661320527902346261324842346
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
1.39
6:54AM
1.28
7:22PM
1.43
7:52AM
1.28
8:20PM
1.45
8:51AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.02
1:07PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.00
2:05PM
0.01
2:48AM
-0.01
3:02PM
0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
4172--119125655753211-111-
Temp. °C1313121313141513121099101010101010101010101010
Feels °C (?)1210101111141285211121222222333
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