
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 179 | 170 | 73 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.97m | 4:51PM2.11m | 5:07AM2.02m | 5:40PM2.17m | 5:59AM2.10m | 6:26PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM1.01m | 11:02PM1.00m | 11:26AM0.94m | 11:51PM0.91m | 12:14PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 116 | 73 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 6 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 6 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 | NE 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 6 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 179 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 398 | 443 | 80 | 80 | 430 | 449 | 430 | 261 | 199 | 80 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 53 |
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