The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
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
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
25
55
169
153
240
356
291
221
220
355
385
344
205
132
68
50
48
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:43AM2.33m
2:14PM2.18m
2:33AM2.26m
3:12PM2.15m
3:22AM2.20m
4:07PM2.15m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.69m
8:19PM0.85m
8:53AM0.75m
9:16PM0.93m
9:45AM0.79m
10:12PM0.96m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
4
3
69
186
238
291
221
218
197
176
147
90
132
50
50
48
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
4
1
4
12
12
4
3
3
5
70
68
23
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
14
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
10
25
55
169
153
240
356
219
195
220
355
385
344
205
5
15
12
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
79
79
79
101
114
101
101
101
79
475
477
483
483
73
314
360
91
73
73
62
228
226
129
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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