The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
51
35
25
25
25
26
33
46
31
25
19
13
12
12
12
8
4
4
4
4
10
4
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:24AM2.15m
1:02PM2.13m
1:08AM2.07m
1:57PM2.07m
1:59AM2.01m
2:58PM2.04m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.93m
7:14PM1.05m
7:36AM1.00m
8:07PM1.09m
8:30AM1.04m
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
13
11
10
11
11
12
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
8
8
7
8
8
10
13
13
10
8
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