The Ledge Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at The Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	17	16	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	26	50	64	88	59	178	213	236	215	215	191	182
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				4:14PM2.13m				4:37AM2.28m				5:09PM2.17m				5:26AM2.29m				5:59PM2.22m
Low Tide		10:02AM0.74m				10:23PM0.75m				10:56AM0.70m				11:18PM0.73m				11:45AM0.66m					00:07AM0.71m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	19	16	15	14	15	15	15	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	14	15	16	14	13	12	13	13	13	17	17	16	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	N 12	E 5	E 5	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	17	16	10	6	6	3	4	11	2	2	11	11	26	23	22	10	59	178	213	236	215	215	191	182
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	N 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 5	E 10	ENE 7	E 10	NE 7	NNE 16	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 11	NNE 15	N 12
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	2	11	9	11	11	2	8	5	2	8	25	9	9	13	13	13	10	21	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	E 8	ENE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 7	E 10	N 16	NE 16	E 10	N 13	N 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 15	N 11	NNE 15
kJ	14	13	13	13	13	12	6	2	8	8	8	2	2	5	10	2	14	14	9	9	9	21	10	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	—	SE 4	ESE 3	—	—	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	6	3	3	5	—	1	1	—	—	7	24	50	64	88	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	53	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	73	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Herangi Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	The Box Northland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	9	7
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Banana Beach South Africa	Banana Beach South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	8	7	7	9	7

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