Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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 5PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (10 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
3.5
E
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)1414514141313131371066677884411101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212124201918171717536178651128122945324712010290
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
15
SW
20
WSW
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
1.07
11:27PM
1.18
11:49AM
1.06
12:09AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.26
5:46AM
0.25
5:51PM
0.25
6:27AM
0.24
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1142091--
Temp. °C161818151313131315212218171718181919181918171717
Feels °C (?)151716141212121113202118151517181920172118161714
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