The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.5
N
6
1.4
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1
NNW
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
26
66
121
299
154
233
253
332
407
355
328
237
211
102
67
45
45
48
50
69
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNE
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14PM2.18m
2:33AM2.26m
3:12PM2.15m
3:22AM2.20m
4:07PM2.15m
4:13AM2.15m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.69m
8:19PM0.85m
8:53AM0.75m
9:16PM0.93m
9:45AM0.79m
10:12PM0.96m
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
14
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
10
12
11
12
11
9
9
7
9
8
11
8
6
7
5
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
13
1.1
E
7
1.4
N
6
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
12
12
11
10
4
4
121
3
131
153
253
237
172
140
119
112
90
102
46
45
45
48
50
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1
E
7
1
NE
7
1.4
E
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
1
4
12
12
3
3
3
100
86
233
46
68
67
12
8
2
1
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.7
NE
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
44
13
6
5
5
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
11
26
66
101
299
154
182
170
332
407
355
328
237
211
5
12
12
12
10
9
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
79
101
114
101
101
101
101
441
478
219
73
73
91
91
73
91
91
144
228
228
135
47
39
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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