Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
30
44
61
70
70
71
71
71
71
435
579
572
454
349
295
243
243
275
355
355
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM2.37m
1:43AM2.27m
2:21PM2.30m
2:43AM2.20m
3:28PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.64m
7:35PM0.78m
8:00AM0.69m
8:37PM0.81m
9:03AM0.73m
9:43PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
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6:56
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6:56
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
13
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
10
11
12
11
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
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