Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.7°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.2
NW
7
1
N
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
10
16
18
13
14
26
32
69
105
196
131
111
155
103
79
59
43
52
53
35
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:04AM2.33m
8:19PM2.40m
8:54AM2.43m
9:07PM2.44m
9:43AM2.51m
9:56PM2.45m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.64m
2:09PM0.72m
2:34AM0.55m
2:56PM0.67m
3:21AM0.49m
3:45PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:47
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5
6
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Temp °C
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
13
11
11
15
17
19
16
12
Feels °C
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
16
14
11
8
8
12
13
14
11
8
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