Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 34 | 69 | 105 | 167 | 123 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM2.32m | 7:32AM2.28m | 7:52PM2.39m | 8:18AM2.37m | 8:36PM2.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.72m | 1:38PM0.71m | 2:05AM0.63m | 2:20PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 123 | 47 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 69 | 105 | 167 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 91 | 526 | 135 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 30 |
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