The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
1.5
E
6
1.8
E
7
2.2
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
167
333
556
323
222
147
91
71
52
39
28
27
26
24
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM2.33m
9:46AM2.23m
10:11PM2.35m
10:28AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.73m
3:49PM0.70m
4:22AM0.71m
4:30PM0.72m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
8
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
9
11
13
12
10
10
12
12
12
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
5
4
6
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
11
12
10
9
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