Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
41
51
81
164
236
109
106
100
79
61
44
40
51
60
24
12
56
76
68
91
120
127
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:54AM2.43m
9:07PM2.44m
9:43AM2.51m
9:56PM2.45m
10:32AM2.55m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.55m
2:56PM0.67m
3:21AM0.49m
3:45PM0.64m
4:09AM0.46m
4:37PM0.63m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:24
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
13
12
11
10
14
16
19
17
14
13
14
14
17
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
14
16
11
10
9
8
13
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
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