The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
30
103
212
1263
602
550
423
254
211
129
99
79
79
57
55
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:16PM2.54m
10:42AM2.45m
10:59PM2.47m
11:25AM2.40m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.52m
4:45PM0.62m
5:14AM0.59m
5:30PM0.74m
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
7
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
11
13
10
9
10
11
10
12
13
15
12
9
Feels °C
7
7
2
1
1
5
7
4
5
6
7
7
9
10
11
7
4
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