Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 70 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:54PM2.23m | 1:06AM2.20m | 1:45PM2.15m | 1:52AM2.12m | 2:43PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.97m | 7:29AM0.91m | 7:53PM1.06m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:49PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 70 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 13 | N 15 | N 14 | N 15 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
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