
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 28 | 42 | 27 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM2.23m | 5:51PM2.38m | 6:15AM2.29m | 6:45PM2.45m | 7:09AM2.35m | 7:34PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.63m | 00:05AM0.69m | 12:28PM0.55m | 00:59AM0.60m | 1:18PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NW 5 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 54 | 20 | 77 | 14 | 73 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | WNW 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NW 6 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 56 | 21 | 74 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 79 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 286 | 266 | 53 | 8 | 8 |
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