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Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)7613777788888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149135133179173206243283337391494545597569527450450489443405375359302226
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		onononcross-
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.20
4:05PM
1.08
4:31AM
1.21
4:50PM
1.08
5:16AM
1.22
5:34PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.27
10:11PM
0.24
10:51AM
0.26
10:56PM
0.23
11:37AM
0.25
11:41PM
0.22
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:52--
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C151415161716141413131416161513121212151516141312
Feels °C (?)141315151614131211101011111110999101011999
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