The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.2° C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	115	113	113	111	102	68	58	57	57	55	51	50	49	49	48	48	40	156	138	107	104	48	47
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE	NNE	NNW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:10AM2.40m				11:32PM2.50m				11:57AM2.35m					00:18AM2.42m				12:45PM2.29m
Low Tide		5:01AM0.51m				5:14PM0.57m				5:48AM0.57m					6:02PM0.69m				6:34AM0.65m				6:51PM0.81m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	14	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	10	9	10	11	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	13	12	13	12	10	9	8	9	8	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	115	113	113	111	102	68	58	57	57	55	51	50	49	49	48	48	40	27	27	107	66	48	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 12	N 7	N 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	7	7	6	12	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	28	4	4	25	25	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	—	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	—	—	2	2	2	6	1	7	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 2	ESE 7	E 7	—	E 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	156	138	—	104	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	22	80	73	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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