The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
19
21
20
15
27
62
88
150
66
41
22
11
10
10
18
15
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:36PM2.34m
11:57AM2.27m
00:23AM2.32m
12:48PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.76m
5:47AM0.72m
6:02PM0.82m
6:35AM0.73m
6:56PM0.87m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
9
7
5
6
9
11
10
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
8
8
4
1
-1
0
3
6
6
4
5
5
4
4
7
8
8
7
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