The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.1°C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	89	108	135	149	153	158	163	168	178	194	251	225	237	276	321	408	445	437	393	333	333	304	311	311
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:10PM2.35m				2:33AM2.19m				3:12PM2.31m				3:38AM2.14m					4:12PM2.29m				4:43AM2.14m
Low Tide	7:48AM0.63m				8:27PM0.72m				8:48AM0.68m				9:30PM0.72m				9:50AM0.72m					10:31PM0.71m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	16	17	14	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	16	16	16	15	14	158	163	168	178	13	194	225	237	276	321	408	445	437	393	333	333	304	311	311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 12	N 12	—	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	3	—	2	14	13	13	13	4	13	12	12	11	3	3	3	3	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	N 19
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	89	108	135	149	153	—	—	—	—	194	251	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	114	101	101	101	79	79	73	73	79	101	114	79	79	49	49	49	49	49	1	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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