The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
2.5
NNE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
758
1124
1343
1559
1642
1749
1876
1970
2026
1256
2486
1665
1714
2962
3158
3167
3078
2804
2697
2697
2572
2260
2106
1930
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM2.43m
12:49PM2.24m
1:21AM2.37m
1:47PM2.17m
2:17AM2.31m
2:48PM2.14m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.64m
6:59PM0.64m
7:39AM0.68m
7:56PM0.72m
8:36AM0.70m
8:54PM0.79m
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light rain
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light rain
part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.7
N
11
2.5
NNE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
385
6
5
12
24
61
110
1256
1665
1714
1930
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
10
2.5
E
9
2.2
E
9
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
NE
10
Energy kJ
758
1124
1343
1559
1642
1749
1876
1970
2026
933
2486
1016
752
2962
3158
3167
3078
2804
2697
2697
2572
2260
2106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
79
79
89
89
79
79
79
79
79
194
194
194
194
194
89
89
194
89
79
79
79
79
79
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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