The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.4° C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	209	223	218	169	173	173	394	446	437	408	231	184	176	171	115	66	66	48	47	47	46	30	38	38
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				3:30AM2.27m				4:19PM2.29m				4:33AM2.29m				5:22PM2.37m				5:37AM2.33m
Low Tide		9:23PM0.92m				9:54AM0.70m				10:30PM0.87m				10:56AM0.64m				11:32PM0.80m				11:58AM0.56m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14
Feels °C	8	8	8	9	8	10	10	8	8	8	7	8	8	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	209	223	218	169	173	173	214	250	250	245	231	184	176	171	115	66	66	48	47	47	46	13	38	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 9	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	6	30	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	N 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 10	NE 10	NE 12	N 11	N 11	N 9	ESE 11	N 10	N 10
kJ	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	3	3	2	4	6	2	2	2	12	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	394	446	437	408	—	—	—	—	15	30	28	27	25	24	28	22	28	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	1	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	1	1	0	0	0	0	80	79	79	79	79	59	79	281	526	101
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	Scott Point			Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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