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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Ledge today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
611 | 720 | 730 | 703 | 795 | 960 | 1074 | 1051 | 1284 | 2295 | 2292 | 3267 | 3186 | 3692 | 4500 | 5343 | 3452 | 3909 | 3115 | 1465 | 1384 | 1800 | 1405 | 1090 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:07AM2.16m | 7:47PM2.27m | 7:47AM2.15m | 8:27PM2.27m | 8:26AM2.13m | 9:05PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.69m | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:07PM0.69m | 2:29AM0.84m | 2:44PM0.70m | 3:10AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4406 | 3452 | 3909 | 3115 | 1465 | 1384 | 1800 | 1405 | 1090 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1061 | 718 | 55 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
611 | 720 | 730 | 703 | 795 | 960 | 1074 | 1051 | 1284 | 2295 | 2292 | 3267 | 3186 | 3692 | 4500 | 5343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 526 | 526 | 492 | 526 | 526 | 492 | 490 | 483 | 529 | 492 | 490 | 490 | 114 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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