The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (07 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	463	541	459	343	253	99	89	53	88	116	156	150	147	144	141	108	141	141	141	136	141	110	155	152
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			12:17PM2.15m				00:48AM2.26m				1:09PM2.15m				1:38AM2.26m				2:08PM2.17m				2:32AM2.26m
Low Tide	6:13AM0.78m				6:22PM0.84m				7:02AM0.78m				7:16PM0.89m				7:56AM0.77m				8:17PM0.92m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	2	3	3	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	11	12	12	12	13	15	15	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	11	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	8	10	12	11	8	8	7	6	7	10	9	8	9	9	7	9	9	10	8	6	7	6	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 7	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	72	73	459	343	253	99	89	53	88	116	156	150	147	144	141	108	141	141	141	136	141	110	155	152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 17	NW 17	E 10	E 11	E 10	NW 8	E 10	E 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 9	NW 7	NE 9	NW 5	WNW 4	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 13
kJ	12	12	78	82	77	72	73	49	39	17	9	5	5	6	2	3	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 18	NW 18	N 11	E 10	E 12	E 12	—	—	NNW 7	NE 9	NE 9	—	NE 9	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	NW 16	N 14	N 13	N 13	—
kJ	—	—	13	13	9	74	12	26	—	—	18	3	3	—	3	2	2	2	—	10	4	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4
kJ	463	541	—	—	—	1	7	17	18	14	7	7	7	5	3	2	2	—	—	5	21	28	15	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whananaki Beach Northland	The Box Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Moureeses Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	8	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	59	89	49	0	8	0	1	53	53	2	53	8	8	8	14	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Whananaki Beach	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Langs beach	Waipu Cove	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	1	8	5	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Glen Eden South Africa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Barbel Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6

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