Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
3
ESE
8
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
15
20
30
44
44
62
70
71
71
71
71
83
1020
951
703
607
653
548
475
535
431
397
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
25
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:47AM2.34m
1:20PM2.37m
1:43AM2.27m
2:21PM2.30m
2:43AM2.20m
3:28PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.64m
7:35PM0.78m
8:00AM0.69m
8:37PM0.81m
9:03AM0.73m
9:43PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:56
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7:27
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7:28
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3
11
11
14
5
8
4
3
9
5
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
13
16
17
17
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
13
14
15
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
6
6
8
8
11
11
11
10
10
10
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