
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
193 | 62 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.32m | 12:48PM2.26m | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:46PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.82m | 6:35AM0.73m | 6:56PM0.87m | 7:30AM0.75m | 7:57PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
86 | 62 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
16 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 30 |
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