The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.3°C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	20	20	20	19	19	37	55	86	107	128	157	214	198	189	189	194	200	188	193	211	223
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:10PM2.41m				1:33AM2.25m				2:10PM2.35m				2:33AM2.19m				3:12PM2.31m
Low Tide					7:27PM0.69m				7:48AM0.63m				8:27PM0.72m				8:48AM0.68m				9:30PM0.72m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	3	7	3	19	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	189	189	194	200	188	193	211	223
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	20	20	20	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	5	9	17	19	37	55	86	107	128	157	214	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	101	101	114	114	101	79	101	101	114	101	101	114	79	79	73	59	114	101	79	59	49
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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