The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
179
170
73
47
29
28
19
18
17
14
14
32
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07AM1.97m
4:51PM2.11m
5:07AM2.02m
5:40PM2.17m
5:59AM2.10m
6:26PM2.25m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.01m
11:02PM1.00m
11:26AM0.94m
11:51PM0.91m
12:14PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
14
16
15
13
11
10
9
9
10
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
5
6
9
11
9
7
5
5
5
5
6
9
8
10
8
6
6
7
8
9
11
9
9
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