The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
22
46
83
151
241
372
314
285
226
187
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM2.23m
2:39PM2.25m
2:58AM2.19m
3:47PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.88m
8:14AM0.76m
8:52PM0.89m
9:21AM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
14
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
9
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
14
13
12
10
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