The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
N
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
47
79
78
55
68
38
32
19
34
55
77
90
33
27
15
17
23
10
20
10
26
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM2.33m
6:23PM2.45m
6:40AM2.37m
7:22PM2.53m
7:40AM2.41m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.80m
11:58AM0.56m
00:33AM0.71m
12:58PM0.48m
1:32AM0.63m
1:54PM0.42m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
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