The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
1.3
NW
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)7877887777777787788887811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4441812091782213221712511161631982201922891431476793956767867558
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
2.51
9:09PM
2.57
9:24AM
2.51
9:59PM
2.59
10:17AM
2.47
10:50PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.60
2:47PM
0.43
3:12AM
0.59
3:37PM
0.43
4:06AM
0.60
4:29PM
0.46
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41--112231121--311------
Temp. °C181718191916161615151616161515151414141818141212
Feels °C (?)1414171616141313111213121313131212121216151079
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