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The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Ledge today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | |
112 | 55 | 82 | 138 | 216 | 253 | 304 | 393 | 539 | 673 | 740 | 730 | 722 | 775 | 1087 | 1213 | 728 | 1563 | 2243 | 2568 | 3617 | 2985 | 4328 | 5237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:24AM2.17m | 7:04PM2.26m | 7:07AM2.16m | 7:47PM2.27m | 7:47AM2.15m | 8:27PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.70m | 1:07AM0.84m | 1:27PM0.69m | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:07PM0.69m | 2:29AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 11 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — |
15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 380 | 18 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 9 | N 13 | NE 12 | N 13 | N 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 |
112 | 55 | 82 | 138 | 216 | 253 | 304 | 393 | 539 | 673 | 740 | 730 | 722 | 775 | 1087 | 1213 | 728 | 1563 | 2243 | 2568 | 3617 | 2985 | 4328 | 5237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 308 | 101 | 101 | 314 | 101 | 483 | 490 | 526 | 526 | 526 | 492 | 314 | 490 | 526 | 529 | 483 | 490 | 483 | 490 | 490 | 32 | 14 |
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