The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
159
199
150
144
118
128
129
127
123
123
90
89
63
95
52
44
43
103
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:28PM2.12m
3:30AM2.10m
4:25PM2.11m
4:25AM2.06m
5:18PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:32PM1.07m
9:57AM0.94m
10:29PM1.09m
10:52AM0.95m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
13
10
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
11
8
10
10
7
3
5
5
6
4
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
9
6
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