The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
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
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
11
11
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
38
62
75
69
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14PM2.39m
11:40AM2.37m
00:02AM2.34m
12:32PM2.33m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.73m
5:24AM0.66m
5:48PM0.79m
6:15AM0.69m
6:43PM0.84m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
13
13
13
14
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