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 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 6 | 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  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 142 | 211 | 140 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 62 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM2.27m | 8:22AM2.17m | 8:53PM2.30m | 9:04AM2.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.82m | 2:34PM0.72m | 3:03AM0.77m | 3:11PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 145 | 142 | 102 | 140 | 42 | 29 | 97 | 91 | 40 | 30 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 45 | 97 | 29 | 21 | 89 | 88 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | NW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 126 | 211 | — | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 515 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 80 | 114 | 200 | 199 |
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