The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.2° C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	55	38	32	18	31	28	41	48	49	67	17	17	18	19	20	10	26	23	23	23	22	22	27	43
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:23PM2.45m				6:40AM2.37m				7:22PM2.53m				7:40AM2.41m				8:17PM2.59m				8:37AM2.44m
Low Tide					00:33AM0.71m				12:58PM0.48m				1:32AM0.63m				1:54PM0.42m				2:29AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	17
Feels °C	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	13	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NNE 4	ESE 10	N 4	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	55	38	32	18	31	17	7	19	19	33	16	13	8	4	20	6	26	23	23	23	22	22	11	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	E 5	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 6	NNE 4	NNE 4	NW 6	NNE 4	ESE 10	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	2	5	5	11	5	5	18	6	7	3	8	2	10	2	3	10	10	10	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 11	N 10	E 5	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 6	NNE 10	NNW 5	NE 10	NW 5	NE 4	NE 4	W 18	E 13	E 13
kJ	2	2	3	5	2	2	5	2	2	4	17	17	18	19	5	10	2	4	1	1	1	6	13	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6
kJ	6	7	7	10	17	28	41	48	49	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	18	17	27	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	199	101	73	91	101	101	101	105	104	8	38	79	79	79	79	114	136	114	80	80	8	32	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)		3	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	1	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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