The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131312121212121212126611111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2021994894624323473422732682091501411021037272464632242423129
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
2.15
4:48PM
2.06
5:18AM
2.23
5:45PM
2.17
6:08AM
2.32
6:37PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.91
11:04PM
0.89
11:33AM
0.81
11:57PM
0.80
12:23PM
0.69
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00------5:59---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1--------------11---
Temp. °C161618191817161616161719191715151516181918161615
Feels °C (?)151516161515131212111315151412121213161715131413
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