The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
119
62
98
62
47
45
31
31
22
22
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
17
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM2.29m
1:04AM2.33m
1:35PM2.22m
1:50AM2.24m
2:30PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.65m
6:51PM0.81m
7:22AM0.74m
7:41PM0.93m
8:12AM0.83m
8:35PM1.02m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
8
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
11
8
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