The Ledge Surf Break

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
787
809
689
870
635
544
526
416
403
335
277
272
397
262
248
346
175
136
131
131
138
210
362
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
35
N
40
NW
25
W
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:06AM2.14m
10:35PM2.27m
10:48AM2.14m
11:16PM2.27m
11:31AM2.14m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.77m
4:11PM0.73m
4:48AM0.76m
4:51PM0.76m
5:29AM0.77m
5:35PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
4
4
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
14
15
13
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
9
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
NW
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
800
787
809
689
870
635
544
526
416
403
335
277
272
397
262
172
135
175
136
131
131
138
108
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
NE
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.3
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
12
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
15
107
55
35
22
15
2
6
175
4
5
13
22
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
15
20
20
20
3
4
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
1
NW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.9
NNW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
14
43
87
100
164
24
36
94
248
346
69
68
64
73
124
210
362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
6
Distance (km)
73
79
79
314
526
526
515
85
8
0
8
8
73
59
314
91
14
14
53
59
59
219
199
308
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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