The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
N
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)131312556677777777766777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55535078121208303419340337251314181147116107150183158204244259294314
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.48
8:18PM
2.51
8:34AM
2.51
9:09PM
2.57
9:24AM
2.51
9:59PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.64
1:59PM
0.48
2:20AM
0.60
2:47PM
0.43
3:12AM
0.59
3:37PM
0.43
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----122252----145--12111
Temp. °C161819191919191918171819191717181615161716151615
Feels °C (?)131515151515151414141617161515131011101211101110
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