Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
28
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
25
26
73
71
96
93
63
59
58
57
45
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
N
15
NNW
5
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:20AM1.97m
3:12PM2.06m
3:18AM1.94m
4:10PM2.07m
4:24AM1.96m
5:04PM2.12m
Low Tide
8:43AM1.00m
9:26PM1.02m
9:40AM1.01m
10:24PM0.99m
10:42AM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:42
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
13
16
17
17
12
Feels °C
8
8
12
13
13
14
14
12
11
9
12
14
13
15
13
10
9
9
12
13
14
16
9
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