The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
282
260
187
133
73
42
21
25
15
14
9
9
9
9
21
36
39
39
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:47PM2.26m
4:08AM2.19m
4:52PM2.31m
5:16AM2.23m
5:51PM2.38m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.85m
10:28AM0.71m
11:06PM0.78m
11:32AM0.63m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
13
13
14
14
13
13
15
16
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
11
8
8
10
10
10
9
11
12
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
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