The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.6°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
43
44
44
41
42
43
42
41
40
40
40
39
38
23
23
23
23
37
23
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:59AM2.41m
8:20PM2.52m
8:46AM2.45m
9:03PM2.50m
9:31AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.48m
2:34AM0.49m
2:49PM0.51m
3:17AM0.50m
3:32PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
13
10
10
11
12
13
15
16
14
12
11
11
12
13
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
15
14
14
9
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