The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
179
175
143
116
101
82
82
77
62
59
101
101
103
110
92
94
92
90
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:05PM2.50m
7:26AM2.38m
7:58PM2.56m
8:20AM2.43m
8:47PM2.59m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.52m
1:18AM0.63m
1:38PM0.45m
2:11AM0.55m
2:27PM0.42m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
17
17
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
14
14
12
13
15
16
13
11
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