The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
15
24
34
55
80
121
170
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:41AM2.05m
6:20PM2.17m
6:30AM2.10m
7:03PM2.23m
7:15AM2.16m
7:45PM2.29m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.91m
00:27AM0.96m
12:49PM0.84m
1:11AM0.87m
1:29PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
11
10
11
12
11
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