
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.94m | 4:10PM2.07m | 4:24AM1.96m | 5:04PM2.12m | 5:28AM2.02m | 5:55PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM1.01m | 10:24PM0.99m | 10:42AM1.00m | 11:20PM0.93m | 11:42AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | E 6 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 13 | N 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 0 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 |
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