Surf Forecast Surf Report

Lake Ferry surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°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 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SW
0.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.8
S
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
0.9
SSW
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1516167141616151414131312121218181717101666777778877771088689101010101010101016914131313131212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9148472041504942413635343028282731599610482901551711801451281361431151098165658210315324314112550325125601725147810928327405733483761130878590581572628629589439372
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
1.19
9:37AM
1.08
9:55PM
1.20
10:18AM
1.08
10:37PM
1.21
10:59AM
1.08
11:20PM
1.23
11:43AM
1.10
12:06AM
1.25
12:29PM
1.13
12:55AM
1.28
1:20PM
1.18
1:47AM
1.30
2:14PM
1.23
2:42AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.26
3:43PM
0.28
4:20AM
0.26
4:23PM
0.26
5:01AM
0.24
5:04PM
0.23
5:43AM
0.21
5:48PM
0.20
6:27AM
0.18
6:35PM
0.15
7:14AM
0.14
7:28PM
0.11
8:05AM
0.10
8:24PM
0.07
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161824252219181817202323201818171413131312121313131314151413131313131112111110111011121210876681315119888
Feels °C (?)17161615172324211918171619212121181819121111111011121213131415141212121294435566888764335101396544
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