The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
383
333
294
264
229
226
191
232
281
359
318
311
324
280
319
338
330
319
314
299
191
181
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:17AM2.24m
5:06PM2.34m
5:25AM2.28m
6:07PM2.42m
6:28AM2.33m
7:05PM2.50m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.69m
11:18PM0.81m
11:45AM0.61m
00:20AM0.72m
12:45PM0.52m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
15
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