The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
123
90
131
96
142
159
120
68
44
53
33
25
26
27
19
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:44PM2.23m
12:15PM2.21m
00:24AM2.15m
1:02PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.84m
6:26PM0.98m
6:47AM0.93m
7:14PM1.05m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
7
6
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
8
7
7
7
7
10
12
13
11
9
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