The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
58
55
62
64
65
64
62
61
61
59
62
66
78
55
44
42
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM2.29m
12:54PM2.23m
1:06AM2.20m
1:45PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.86m
6:42AM0.80m
7:02PM0.97m
7:29AM0.91m
7:53PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
9
10
9
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