
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). 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 (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 116 | 91 | 54 | 43 | 103 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 117 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.11m | 4:25AM2.06m | 5:18PM2.13m | 5:20AM2.05m | 6:08PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM1.09m | 10:52AM0.95m | 11:23PM1.07m | 11:46AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
127 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 62 | 91 | 54 | 36 | 23 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 117 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 7 |
42 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 15 | NW 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | NW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 6 |
13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 3 | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 116 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 47 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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