The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 10	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	4	6	13	12	17	17	54	46	50	50	103	107	154	198	243	297	291	414	456	426	403	403
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:38PM2.56m				7:53AM2.44m				8:34PM2.61m				8:51AM2.45m					9:27PM2.63m				9:47AM2.44m
Low Tide			1:45AM0.62m				2:09PM0.39m				2:43AM0.57m					3:03PM0.38m				3:40AM0.53m				3:56PM0.40m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	15	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	15	15	13	12	13	12	12	13	15	15	13
Feels °C	14	14	13	14	13	14	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	11	12	10	9	11	10	10	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	2	2	2	6	13	12	17	17	54	46	50	50	103	107	154	198	243	297	291	414	456	426	403	403
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	E 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	E 13	E 13	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 12	E 12	SE 5	N 11
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	2	10	11	4	13	25	37	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	6	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	E 7	N 11	N 11	NE 10	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 12	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	E 11
kJ	2	—	1	2	2	4	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	9	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	—	—	SW 2	SSW 2	SW 2	SSW 2	SW 3	SW 2	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	3	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Te Paki Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Marokopa Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	135	114	79	79	79	360	80	80	80	86	53	32	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	Scott Point		Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Pareparea Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Frentzes Southland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	5	5	8	5	4	4	4	7
Header Global	Mata Veri Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	5	4	5	5	7

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