The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.5° C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	173	173	136	139	141	141	141	184	176	201	210	210	214	218	218	218	258	263	263	205	214	218	200	163
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide			1:38AM2.26m				2:08PM2.17m				2:32AM2.26m					3:14PM2.22m				3:30AM2.27m				4:19PM2.29m
Low Tide	7:16PM0.89m				7:56AM0.77m				8:17PM0.92m				8:53AM0.74m					9:23PM0.92m				9:54AM0.70m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	12	10	9	9	8	9	12	13	12
Feels °C	9	10	9	9	9	10	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	8	10	8	6	5	6	5	6	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	173	173	136	139	141	141	141	184	176	201	210	210	214	218	218	218	258	263	263	205	214	218	200	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	N 9	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	5	6	2	2	5	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NNW 7	NE 9	—	WNW 4	—	W 17	W 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 12	N 12	—	—	N 12	N 12	—
kJ	3	5	3	—	2	—	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	W 7	—	SSE 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	2	2	1	4	—	5	13	24	21	15	19	15	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	The Ledge Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	8	8	8	1	0	0	0	443	443	0	114	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			The Ledge	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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