Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
13
8
13
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
1:32AM2.03m
2:15PM2.08m
2:20AM1.97m
3:12PM2.06m
3:18AM1.94m
4:10PM2.07m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.96m
8:30PM1.01m
8:43AM1.00m
9:26PM1.02m
9:40AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:35
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
15
16
13
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
8
8
12
12
12
14
12
9
9
9
12
12
13
14
12
10
9
9
12
13
13
14
11
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