The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
136
139
141
141
141
184
176
201
210
210
214
218
218
218
258
263
263
205
214
218
200
163
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:38AM2.26m
2:08PM2.17m
2:32AM2.26m
3:14PM2.22m
3:30AM2.27m
4:19PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.89m
7:56AM0.77m
8:17PM0.92m
8:53AM0.74m
9:23PM0.92m
9:54AM0.70m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
10
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
10
8
6
5
6
5
6
10
11
10
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