The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
62
47
45
32
31
23
22
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM2.29m
1:04AM2.33m
1:35PM2.22m
1:50AM2.24m
2:30PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.81m
7:22AM0.74m
7:41PM0.93m
8:12AM0.83m
8:35PM1.02m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
7
7
8
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
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