Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
15
20
30
44
44
44
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM2.44m
11:37AM2.48m
11:55PM2.40m
12:26PM2.44m
00:47AM2.34m
1:20PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.55m
5:43PM0.69m
6:06AM0.59m
6:37PM0.73m
7:01AM0.64m
7:35PM0.78m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:27
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
16
12
11
10
10
12
15
17
17
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
13
11
13
9
9
7
8
11
12
15
15
10
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