The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
1
NW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
15
15
40
97
147
144
127
176
119
118
129
127
123
123
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM2.16m
3:28PM2.12m
3:30AM2.10m
4:25PM2.11m
Low Tide
8:35PM1.02m
9:04AM0.90m
9:32PM1.07m
9:57AM0.94m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
5
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
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