Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
160
59
43
33
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
12
8
12
30
30
30
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
off
High Tide
00:48AM2.09m
1:24PM2.13m
1:32AM2.03m
2:15PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.94m
7:07AM0.90m
7:40PM0.98m
7:53AM0.96m
8:30PM1.01m
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
14
14
11
11
10
10
14
17
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
16
15
16
13
Feels °C
9
11
7
8
7
7
12
14
12
13
12
10
9
9
12
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12
14
11
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