The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
314
292
268
188
182
122
43
41
22
25
15
14
9
9
9
15
21
37
39
39
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:47PM2.26m
4:08AM2.19m
4:52PM2.31m
5:16AM2.23m
5:51PM2.38m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.75m
10:01PM0.85m
10:28AM0.71m
11:06PM0.78m
11:32AM0.63m
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
16
16
14
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
12
11
9
7
8
10
10
8
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
8
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