Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 97 | 147 | 144 | 127 | 176 | 119 | 118 | 129 | 127 | 123 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38AM2.16m | 3:28PM2.12m | 3:30AM2.10m | 4:25PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM1.02m | 9:04AM0.90m | 9:32PM1.07m | 9:57AM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 104 | 46 | 119 | 94 | 56 | 127 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 4 | — | 65 | 118 | 118 | 129 | 31 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 40 | 97 | 147 | 144 | 127 | 176 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 496 | 101 | 101 | 471 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 261 | 496 | 515 | 530 | 8 | 8 |
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