The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.6°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	SE 7	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	131	169	96	55	28	23	23	23	24	24	44	101	107	138	125	78	42	28	61	25	24	52	48	46
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	NE	N	NE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	off
High Tide	11:29PM2.22m				12:01PM2.27m				00:08AM2.15m				12:41PM2.19m				00:48AM2.09m					1:24PM2.13m
Low Tide			5:45AM0.74m				6:11PM0.88m				6:25AM0.83m				6:54PM0.94m					7:07AM0.90m				7:40PM0.98m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	17	17	13	12	11	10	9	11	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	14	17	16	15	13
Feels °C	7	7	7	8	11	10	7	5	5	4	3	5	8	7	10	8	8	8	8	11	14	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	36	37	96	55	28	14	23	23	24	24	44	101	25	25	26	78	42	28	33	19	16	52	48	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 13	N 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	2	24	24	23	23	6	7	4	2	25	25	7	7	6	27	28	26	26	25	24	24	24	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 11	NW 11	WNW 12	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 12	NE 14	NW 6	NE 13	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 17	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 16	N 15	N 15
kJ	—	—	2	5	13	3	3	3	5	7	2	7	6	6	3	6	22	22	20	9	17	19	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	W 4	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 3	S 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	—	—	SSE 2	SE 7	—	—	—	NNW 2	—
kJ	131	169	14	9	5	4	5	12	22	13	6	1	107	138	125	—	—	1	61	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Pataua Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	73	47	110	8	53	53	411	308	242	0	0	76	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	14	30	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Daniels Reef	Omaha Beach and Bar	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay				Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Henderson Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8	7	6

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