The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1729
1749
1838
1953
2011
2156
2310
2423
2644
2881
3016
3075
2937
3195
2970
2804
2673
2351
2189
2194
1865
1664
1360
1172
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM2.24m
1:21AM2.37m
1:47PM2.17m
2:17AM2.31m
2:48PM2.14m
3:11AM2.27m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.64m
7:39AM0.68m
7:56PM0.72m
8:36AM0.70m
8:54PM0.79m
9:31AM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.6
N
11
3
ENE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
24
68
82
1969
1865
1664
1360
1172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
Energy kJ
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1729
1749
1838
1953
2011
2156
2310
2423
2644
2881
3016
3075
2937
3195
2970
2804
2673
2351
2189
2194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
79
89
79
79
79
79
79
79
194
194
194
194
89
89
194
194
79
79
79
79
79
79
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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