
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 277 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.15m | 6:10AM2.07m | 6:53PM2.19m | 6:57AM2.09m | 7:35PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM1.02m | 12:35PM0.87m | 00:58AM0.96m | 1:18PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 |
127 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 277 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
15 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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