The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
50
49
32
35
30
30
239
342
965
657
502
363
254
173
135
108
84
78
56
57
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:58AM2.47m
10:16PM2.54m
10:42AM2.45m
10:59PM2.47m
11:25AM2.40m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.51m
4:31AM0.52m
4:45PM0.62m
5:14AM0.59m
5:30PM0.74m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
13
11
10
9
8
6
7
10
12
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
15
12
9
Feels °C
9
10
8
7
7
5
1
-2
0
3
5
4
4
5
7
8
9
9
10
8
5
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