The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
55
51
50
49
48
48
48
30
41
102
92
84
79
62
47
33
24
24
23
15
15
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM2.35m
00:18AM2.42m
12:45PM2.29m
1:04AM2.33m
1:35PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.57m
6:02PM0.69m
6:34AM0.65m
6:51PM0.81m
7:22AM0.74m
7:41PM0.93m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
10
8
8
11
11
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
11
12
10
9
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