The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
2
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
613
769
855
970
673
585
515
440
432
496
505
505
505
505
365
365
800
775
809
678
646
544
535
446
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
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
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM2.12m
9:18PM2.26m
9:25AM2.13m
9:56PM2.27m
10:06AM2.14m
10:35PM2.27m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.84m
2:57PM0.72m
3:28AM0.80m
3:34PM0.72m
4:08AM0.77m
4:11PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
Energy kJ
613
769
855
785
673
585
515
440
432
496
505
505
505
505
365
365
800
775
809
678
646
544
535
446
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
148
206
260
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
NNW
5
Energy kJ
970
24
43
55
64
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
2
0
1
79
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
0
0
59
73
51
91
365
526
526
73
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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