The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
414
452
575
497
386
253
146
92
54
88
116
121
112
108
112
108
108
112
144
139
136
139
187
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
S
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:01AM2.26m
12:17PM2.15m
00:48AM2.26m
1:09PM2.15m
1:38AM2.26m
2:08PM2.17m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.78m
6:22PM0.84m
7:02AM0.78m
7:16PM0.89m
7:56AM0.77m
8:17PM0.92m
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
11
10
8
7
7
8
8
10
9
8
9
10
8
7
9
9
9
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
480
73
72
73
497
386
253
146
92
54
88
116
121
112
108
112
108
108
112
144
139
136
139
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
9
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
102
12
12
78
82
55
74
73
49
27
17
10
10
5
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.5
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
13
12
21
11
12
26
29
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
1018
414
452
575
1
8
14
24
19
14
12
8
4
2
2
2
3
1
2
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
9
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
42
91
89
32
0
8
8
22
53
53
53
53
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
9
5
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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