Lake Ferry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.40° S 175.15° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lake Ferry sea temperature is

14.1°C

Lake Ferry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lake Ferry today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lake Ferry at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	145	128	93	91	75	71	50	48	45	27	26	26	14	14	14	14	13	13	6	6	6	5	5	4
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	N	NE	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			2:23PM1.30m				2:52AM1.23m				3:15PM1.25m				3:43AM1.23m					4:06PM1.21m				4:34AM1.23m
Low Tide	8:09AM0.07m				8:42PM0.07m				9:04AM0.10m				9:33PM0.10m				9:59AM0.13m					10:22PM0.13m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	22	19	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	20	21	21	18	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	19	19	18	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	14	16	16	17	18	19	20	19	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	NW 4	S 8	NW 3	S 8	S 8
kJ	145	128	93	91	75	71	50	48	45	27	26	26	14	14	14	14	13	13	6	6	5	1	5	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	S 8	SW 12	S 8	SW 11	—
kJ	2	2	2	6	3	11	11	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 9	E 13	SSW 12	SSW 10	SW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	—	S 15	S 15	N 7	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	S 15	SW 11	—	S 14
kJ	3	3	3	3	1	3	15	9	6	11	11	3	3	—	4	4	1	6	6	6	4	5	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 4	—	NNW 2	NW 3
kJ	12	19	26	29	22	17	13	13	19	38	79	144	131	92	46	9	4	13	16	26	3	—	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Breaker Bay Wellington	Breaker Bay Wellington	Whatarangi Point and Bombora Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Whatarangi Station Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	27	27	9	10	10	10	10	10	27	34	31	31	31	10	19	31	34	31	31	34	34	34	31
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Moureeses Northland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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