Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 101 | 108 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.56m | 8:20AM2.43m | 8:47PM2.59m | 9:10AM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.45m | 2:11AM0.55m | 2:27PM0.42m | 3:01AM0.50m | 3:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
77 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 99 | 101 | 108 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 58 | 51 | 76 | 76 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
27 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 42 | 31 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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