The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

15.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNW 6	NW 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	225	222	218	208	198	195	192	189	186	186	145	142	226	111	97	97	97	91	89
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:35PM2.23m				7:40AM2.13m				8:15PM2.27m				8:22AM2.17m				8:53PM2.30m
Low Tide	1:18PM0.81m				1:41AM0.89m				1:57PM0.75m				2:22AM0.82m				2:34PM0.72m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	1	1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	15	16	14	14	15	13	12	13	15	14	13	11
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	10	11	10	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NW 7	N 6	N 6	ESE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	225	222	218	208	198	195	192	189	186	186	145	142	102	111	38	28	97	91	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	43	97	97	31	29	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	NE 19	NE 19	ESE 11	NE 11	NW 6	NE 18	NW 6	NE 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	15	14	98	5	27	12	23	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	NW 6	WNW 3	NW 6	WSW 3	WNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	5	15	17	17	24	34	45	93	226	—	49	3	35	2	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Marsden Point Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	51	51	51	51	53	20	59	59	73	314	91	14	14	14	14	14	8	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Fairway Reef	Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki bar	Ngunguru Bar		Marsden Point	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	1	2	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9

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