The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
232
232
225
225
229
225
222
218
208
198
195
192
189
186
186
145
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM2.19m
6:57AM2.09m
7:35PM2.23m
7:40AM2.13m
8:15PM2.27m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.96m
1:18PM0.81m
1:41AM0.89m
1:57PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
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