The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
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
0.4
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
39
40
29
29
30
74
56
76
74
73
63
46
42
34
45
62
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM2.29m
6:45PM2.45m
7:09AM2.35m
7:34PM2.50m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.69m
12:28PM0.55m
00:59AM0.60m
1:18PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
15
16
14
11
11
10
11
11
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
7
6
4
5
5
8
7
8
8
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