The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

15.4°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	160	157	153	125	122	98	95	85	85	85	66	66	66	52	52	52	52	54	61	62	61	59	58	58
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	on
High Tide			6:57AM2.25m					7:18PM2.39m				7:48AM2.32m				8:05PM2.41m				8:35AM2.38m				8:50PM2.40m
Low Tide	00:45AM0.65m					1:07PM0.61m				1:36AM0.58m				1:55PM0.58m				2:22AM0.53m				2:40PM0.57m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	18	20	20	16	14
Feels °C	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	160	157	153	125	122	98	95	85	85	85	66	66	66	52	52	52	52	54	61	62	61	59	58	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 11	NW 5	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NNW 5
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	5	2	2	2	5	9	8	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	NE 11	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 6
kJ	2	3	2	2	2	—	5	2	5	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	3	3	6	7	8	13	15	14	14	16	18	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	8	0	0	0	66	101	114	101	47	0	51	59	101	135	135	51	51	73	73	20	8	64	47
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	The Box	Takou Bay	The Box	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	4	5	5	4	4	1	4	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Scott Point Northland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9

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