Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- 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 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| 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 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 13 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM2.07m | 1:57PM2.07m | 1:59AM2.01m | 2:58PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM1.05m | 7:36AM1.00m | 8:07PM1.09m | 8:30AM1.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 698 | 470 | 363 | 411 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 496 | 496 | 80 | 80 |
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