Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.8
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
28
23
23
23
24
51
228
242
261
107
164
76
46
29
36
28
24
24
24
57
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
0
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
12:01PM2.27m
00:08AM2.15m
12:41PM2.19m
00:48AM2.09m
1:24PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.88m
6:25AM0.83m
6:54PM0.94m
7:07AM0.90m
7:40PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
15
17
17
14
12
11
10
9
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
18
16
15
13
Feels °C
9
11
10
8
7
6
6
5
6
8
9
12
8
8
8
8
11
16
13
13
11
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