The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.3
NW
6
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
123
125
90
89
63
116
91
54
43
103
98
128
168
117
113
168
225
176
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.11m
4:25AM2.06m
5:18PM2.13m
5:20AM2.05m
6:08PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:29PM1.09m
10:52AM0.95m
11:23PM1.07m
11:46AM0.92m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
11
9
9
8
9
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
5
7
7
8
9
10
10
8
5
6
5
6
8
9
9
7
7
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