Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
20
58
31
26
21
46
44
46
62
38
29
34
19
10
4
2
3
3
4
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
NW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM2.51m
9:56PM2.45m
10:32AM2.55m
10:48PM2.44m
11:22AM2.54m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.64m
4:09AM0.46m
4:37PM0.63m
4:59AM0.47m
5:32PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
15
18
19
17
14
13
12
13
17
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
17
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
13
13
14
13
12
11
9
9
12
13
13
11
11
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