The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
311
375
398
254
219
179
175
147
140
113
110
91
89
86
59
67
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:07PM2.42m
6:28AM2.33m
7:05PM2.50m
7:26AM2.38m
7:58PM2.56m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.72m
12:45PM0.52m
1:18AM0.63m
1:38PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
14
18
16
16
14
13
12
14
17
15
15
13
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