The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
N
7
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
24
47
69
146
188
152
78
110
171
112
112
61
31
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM2.39m
11:04PM2.31m
11:33AM2.31m
11:44PM2.23m
12:15PM2.21m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.63m
4:58PM0.78m
5:20AM0.73m
5:41PM0.88m
6:02AM0.84m
6:26PM0.98m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
6
1
1
3
9
4
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
4
3
5
7
5
6
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