
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | E 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
186 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 178 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 62 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM2.27m | 8:22AM2.17m | 8:53PM2.30m | 9:04AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.75m | 2:22AM0.82m | 2:34PM0.72m | 3:03AM0.77m | 3:11PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
186 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 102 | 94 | 44 | 30 | 97 | 91 | 47 | 31 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 62 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 43 | 97 | 27 | 22 | 89 | 88 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 |
3 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 26 | 97 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | N 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
22 | 35 | 73 | 122 | 178 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 13 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 73 | 308 | 91 | 80 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 89 | 53 |
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