Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 43 | 59 | 42 | 40 | 105 | 217 | 210 | 146 | 91 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.30m | 9:04AM2.20m | 9:31PM2.33m | 9:46AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.72m | 3:03AM0.77m | 3:11PM0.70m | 3:42AM0.73m | 3:49PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 31 | 89 | 29 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 217 | 210 | 146 | 91 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 91 | 22 | 88 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 15 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 85 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 43 | 59 | 62 | 72 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 199 | 114 | 114 | 123 | 194 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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