Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
79
61
44
41
82
58
44
26
39
46
56
58
72
38
30
20
15
7
4
4
2
4
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
20
NW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM2.51m
9:56PM2.45m
10:32AM2.55m
10:48PM2.44m
11:22AM2.54m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.49m
3:45PM0.64m
4:09AM0.46m
4:37PM0.63m
4:59AM0.47m
5:32PM0.64m
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
15
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
17
19
19
17
15
15
14
12
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
14
14
13
11
12
9
9
11
14
13
11
10
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