The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 NZDT
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Dec)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 Dec)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.2
ENE
1.2
NNW
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
NNW
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999910101099888888888988118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6419291045158619141991199714541288963772489334188178140125125134168160131131128
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
2.20
4:08PM
2.31
4:50AM
2.26
5:06PM
2.32
5:53AM
2.34
6:08PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.86
10:30PM
0.67
11:01AM
0.85
11:29PM
0.62
12:04PM
0.80
12:30AM
0.57
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Fri
02
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:40-------8:40--
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111111111----------11--
Temp. °C191920202120191919192021212019191818202021211816
Feels °C (?)171515151615141616171718181817171718201820191715
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