The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
2
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
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.4
N
7
2
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
9
21
8
9
10
10
10
29
74
156
226
247
214
96
184
382
235
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM2.25m
2:08AM2.26m
2:52PM2.25m
3:09AM2.24m
4:00PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.91m
8:30AM0.75m
9:04PM0.92m
9:34AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
7
11
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
9
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
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