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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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Ledge today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
120 | 120 | 123 | 105 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 80 | 41 | 60 | 88 | 137 | 209 | 288 | 480 | 693 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.20m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:18PM2.23m | 6:24AM2.17m | 7:04PM2.26m | 7:07AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.84m | 11:59AM0.71m | 00:24AM0.84m | 12:44PM0.70m | 1:07AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 |
120 | 120 | 123 | 105 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 9 | NE 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
82 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | E 9 | N 12 | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 80 | 41 | 60 | 88 | 137 | 209 | 288 | 480 | 693 | 711 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 50 | 89 | 73 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 219 | 260 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 314 | 483 | 526 |
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