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The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)9139139991281111118118888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253325262727272717313031173018217875676793153191191
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassglassononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
2.09
4:45PM
2.09
5:41AM
2.10
5:38PM
2.06
6:33AM
2.13
6:31PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.92
10:50AM
1.09
11:14PM
0.95
11:45AM
1.09
12:07AM
0.94
12:36PM
1.06
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:39-------8:39
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11---1-------
Temp. °C191919202223232221212021222324222019181720222222
Feels °C (?)212021212222222222222121222323212120191720212021
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