Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
2.1
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
71
71
71
83
491
482
399
389
302
279
233
226
199
199
257
484
406
310
225
197
172
167
132
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:43AM2.27m
2:21PM2.30m
2:43AM2.20m
3:28PM2.26m
3:50AM2.15m
4:33PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.69m
8:37PM0.81m
9:03AM0.73m
9:43PM0.82m
10:08AM0.73m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
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1
2
2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
8
7
7
9
7
8
7
6
7
7
8
7
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
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