The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1
NW
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
26
47
102
160
182
180
104
217
189
67
66
42
23
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM2.39m
11:04PM2.31m
11:33AM2.31m
11:44PM2.23m
12:15PM2.21m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.78m
5:20AM0.73m
5:41PM0.88m
6:02AM0.84m
6:26PM0.98m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
13
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
6
5
5
7
5
6
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