The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.6°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
1
NW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
50
58
65
62
37
24
24
25
12
29
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:32PM2.33m
00:55AM2.29m
1:31PM2.28m
1:53AM2.23m
2:39PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.69m
6:43PM0.84m
7:12AM0.73m
7:45PM0.88m
8:14AM0.76m
8:52PM0.89m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
16
16
12
11
10
12
15
16
15
12
12
11
11
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
14
10
9
8
11
13
12
12
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
12
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