Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ledge today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 88 | 44 | 43 | 103 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:18PM2.13m | 5:20AM2.05m | 6:08PM2.15m | 6:10AM2.07m | 6:53PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.95m | 11:23PM1.07m | 11:46AM0.92m | 00:12AM1.02m | 12:35PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 40 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 98 | 128 | 168 | 158 | 113 | 168 | 225 | 176 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 5 | NW 6 | SE 5 | NW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 47 | 40 | 43 | 103 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 11 | ESE 4 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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