The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
18
20
39
111
182
261
247
326
456
509
536
634
688
634
534
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
20
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
off
High Tide
7:03PM2.23m
7:15AM2.16m
7:45PM2.29m
7:59AM2.23m
8:25PM2.35m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.87m
1:29PM0.76m
1:54AM0.78m
2:07PM0.71m
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
6
4
4
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
15
11
8
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