The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Ledge today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
1.5
E
6
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
88
61
61
41
62
42
42
165
504
396
329
191
123
91
69
51
38
27
27
26
24
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM2.20m
9:31PM2.33m
9:46AM2.23m
10:11PM2.35m
10:28AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.77m
3:11PM0.70m
3:42AM0.73m
3:49PM0.70m
4:22AM0.71m
4:30PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
5
6
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
11
12
12
10
10
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