The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
11
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
30
43
58
65
60
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM2.39m
11:40AM2.37m
00:02AM2.34m
12:32PM2.33m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.66m
5:48PM0.79m
6:15AM0.69m
6:43PM0.84m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
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