The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NNE
15
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
36
39
39
40
20
29
30
54
56
77
74
73
63
28
42
27
62
62
62
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16AM2.23m
5:51PM2.38m
6:15AM2.29m
6:45PM2.45m
7:09AM2.35m
7:34PM2.50m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.63m
00:05AM0.69m
12:28PM0.55m
00:59AM0.60m
1:18PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:10
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
15
16
13
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
13
11
12
13
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
8
5
6
4
2
5
7
9
8
8
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