The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1
NNW
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
195
192
189
186
186
145
162
146
112
97
97
97
91
89
88
88
62
61
61
41
63
43
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM2.13m
8:15PM2.27m
8:22AM2.17m
8:53PM2.30m
9:04AM2.20m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.89m
1:57PM0.75m
2:22AM0.82m
2:34PM0.72m
3:03AM0.77m
3:11PM0.70m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
9
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
15
15
15
14
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
12
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
7
7
8
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