The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
E
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
178
178
232
232
225
225
229
225
222
218
251
198
195
192
189
186
186
145
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
W
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM2.19m
6:57AM2.09m
7:35PM2.23m
7:40AM2.13m
8:15PM2.27m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.87m
00:58AM0.96m
1:18PM0.81m
1:41AM0.89m
1:57PM0.75m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
10
12
10
10
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