
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:57PM2.07m | 1:59AM2.01m | 2:58PM2.04m | 2:59AM1.97m | 3:58PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM1.09m | 8:30AM1.04m | 9:07PM1.10m | 9:29AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | S 3 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 411 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 496 | 496 | 415 | 80 | 441 | 441 | 470 | 470 | 496 | 509 | 470 | 398 |
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