The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
17
9
21
8
9
10
10
7
16
35
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:48PM2.26m
1:13AM2.29m
1:46PM2.25m
2:08AM2.26m
2:52PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.87m
7:30AM0.75m
7:57PM0.91m
8:30AM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
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