Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 301 | 311 | 297 | 273 | 401 | 367 | 380 | 268 | 244 | 196 | 163 | 140 | 136 | 116 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 51 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.42m | 6:28AM2.33m | 7:05PM2.50m | 7:26AM2.38m | 7:58PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.61m | 00:20AM0.72m | 12:45PM0.52m | 1:18AM0.63m | 1:38PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 300 | 301 | 311 | 297 | 273 | 311 | 367 | 307 | 268 | 244 | 172 | 163 | 111 | 136 | 116 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 51 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 196 | 143 | 140 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 13 | NE 11 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 401 | — | 380 | 67 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 50 | 49 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
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