Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
59
58
57
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
off
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:04PM2.12m
5:28AM2.02m
5:55PM2.18m
6:24AM2.11m
6:44PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:42AM1.00m
11:20PM0.93m
11:42AM0.95m
00:12AM0.85m
12:35PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
16
16
17
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
16
10
9
9
9
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
14
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