Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
54
61
62
61
59
58
58
58
56
58
59
59
62
64
67
21
50
47
47
48
53
55
56
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:35AM2.38m
8:50PM2.40m
9:21AM2.42m
9:32PM2.38m
10:04AM2.43m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.53m
2:40PM0.57m
3:05AM0.52m
3:22PM0.60m
3:47AM0.54m
4:05PM0.66m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
20
22
20
17
16
15
15
18
19
20
20
18
16
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14
17
19
20
20
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
15
16
16
17
15
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