The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
505
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
544
526
416
403
396
332
326
267
257
208
212
216
172
165
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:56PM2.27m
10:06AM2.14m
10:35PM2.27m
10:48AM2.14m
11:16PM2.27m
11:31AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.72m
4:08AM0.77m
4:11PM0.73m
4:48AM0.76m
4:51PM0.76m
5:29AM0.77m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
3
3
3
6
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
10
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
11
13
13
10
8
5
6
6
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
505
505
365
365
800
775
800
689
657
635
544
526
416
403
396
332
326
267
257
208
212
216
172
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
148
206
260
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
55
33
24
3
2
2
51
32
28
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.9
NW
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
10
20
24
67
81
90
17
32
32
59
1
2
66
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
73
73
59
51
51
79
135
526
526
526
32
0
0
8
14
32
59
91
14
14
14
51
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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