The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
96
76
74
52
50
22
16
14
50
152
73
59
58
59
46
47
65
64
64
62
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM2.40m
11:41PM2.38m
12:08PM2.32m
00:23AM2.29m
12:54PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.74m
5:57AM0.69m
6:15PM0.86m
6:42AM0.80m
7:02PM0.97m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
9
12
13
11
9
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
6
6
7
6
6
3
6
8
7
5
6
6
5
7
9
10
10
9
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