Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
16.2° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101013131314141414141416145565555109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1934202016161719201918192024182351635140251922017
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.09
10:00PM
1.20
10:24AM
1.08
10:44PM
1.19
11:08AM
1.07
11:27PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.25
4:22AM
0.24
4:29PM
0.26
5:04AM
0.24
5:10PM
0.26
5:46AM
0.25
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:00------5:58-------5:55-----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C172020181616161718191917161514131516181413141214
Feels °C (?)161919151313131415161615151413121414161312131113
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