
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 119 | 62 | 98 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.29m | 1:04AM2.33m | 1:35PM2.22m | 1:50AM2.24m | 2:30PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.65m | 6:51PM0.81m | 7:22AM0.74m | 7:41PM0.93m | 8:12AM0.83m | 8:35PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
27 | 79 | 25 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ESE 11 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
3 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
92 | 119 | 62 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 142 | 53 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 360 | 135 |
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