Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.5° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
3
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1515161557141413131212121212121314141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4453352732561552803340572539392760184514131160104790994013031322132410871054874750660
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
0
WSW
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
1.30
4:27PM
1.20
4:54AM
1.26
5:18PM
1.20
5:44AM
1.22
6:09PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
0.08
10:23AM
0.11
10:41PM
0.11
11:14AM
0.13
11:35PM
0.13
12:03PM
0.15
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:09
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C151514141311121110998111416131099913181916
Feels °C (?)15151412878787769111311766610161815
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