The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
2
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.8
E
10
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
319
262
312
289
149
145
158
145
198
242
456
946
1093
1423
1279
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
N
40
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
35
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM2.27m
10:48AM2.14m
11:16PM2.27m
11:31AM2.14m
00:01AM2.26m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.73m
4:48AM0.76m
4:51PM0.76m
5:29AM0.77m
5:35PM0.80m
6:13AM0.78m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
4
3
1
8
2
1
2
1
2
2
6
4
4
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
15
16
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
12
11
12
13
13
11
9
6
6
7
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
319
262
212
172
138
136
133
131
138
108
106
102
73
72
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
W
11
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
12
0.1
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
4
34
40
42
33
26
20
2
7
20
20
21
11
46
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.7
NE
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
39
32
21
26
2
20
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
1.3
N
5
2
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
Energy kJ
30
50
88
122
64
25
34
81
312
289
149
145
158
145
198
242
456
946
1093
1423
1279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
4
3
4
Distance (km)
393
526
526
79
32
0
0
8
32
59
314
437
14
8
42
51
59
73
96
199
199
199
85
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
9
7
5
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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