
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 80 | 171 | 237 | 194 | 131 | 204 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.16m | 2:38AM2.16m | 3:28PM2.12m | 3:30AM2.10m | 4:25PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.83m | 8:35PM1.02m | 9:04AM0.90m | 9:32PM1.07m | 9:57AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 76 | 131 | 118 | 94 | 52 | 125 | 125 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 123 | — | 118 | 125 | 32 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 |
4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 38 | 80 | 171 | 237 | 194 | 26 | 204 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 308 | 360 | 496 | 101 | 101 | 53 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 59 | 51 | 261 | 242 | 509 | 515 | 530 | 8 | 14 |
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