Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
329
270
263
205
198
329
320
181
231
254
252
222
176
154
100
127
294
577
473
412
355
290
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM2.20m
3:28PM2.26m
3:50AM2.15m
4:33PM2.27m
4:59AM2.15m
5:33PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.73m
9:43PM0.82m
10:08AM0.73m
10:50PM0.78m
11:14AM0.71m
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
13
16
16
17
15
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
13
11
11
10
11
10
13
14
13
14
13
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