
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 160 | 59 | 43 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.09m | 1:24PM2.13m | 1:32AM2.03m | 2:15PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.94m | 7:07AM0.90m | 7:40PM0.98m | 7:53AM0.96m | 8:30PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
25 | 78 | 59 | 43 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
7 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | N 14 | N 14 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — |
89 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 30 | 22 | 38 |
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