The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
129
127
123
125
90
89
63
124
240
55
43
103
98
128
125
119
162
215
176
176
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
NW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.11m
4:25AM2.06m
5:18PM2.13m
5:20AM2.05m
6:08PM2.15m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.94m
10:29PM1.09m
10:52AM0.95m
11:23PM1.07m
11:46AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
12
11
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
7
10
10
10
9
8
5
6
8
8
9
9
9
7
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