The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDT
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)91616151515151515151414998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)430310306298287283279275275272268264562429460382331313305298345345291253
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
2.19
2:19PM
2.32
2:46AM
2.13
3:10PM
2.25
3:43AM
2.10
3:59PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.67
7:58AM
0.74
8:36PM
0.72
8:51AM
0.83
9:29PM
0.76
9:46AM
0.91
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:31-------8:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181718161923222017161515191919191717171719191919
Feels °C (?)171515121519171614131314171516161414141314151516
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