The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
16
67
96
188
86
64
38
23
14
10
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57AM2.27m
00:23AM2.32m
12:48PM2.26m
1:13AM2.29m
1:46PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.72m
6:02PM0.82m
6:35AM0.73m
6:56PM0.87m
7:30AM0.75m
7:57PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
7
5
6
10
12
10
9
8
8
8
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
1
-2
-1
4
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
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