The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
149
142
139
120
120
123
86
86
84
84
69
55
55
54
41
33
33
95
39
74
107
133
164
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:51AM2.22m
5:31PM2.20m
5:39AM2.19m
6:18PM2.23m
6:24AM2.17m
7:04PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.71m
11:38PM0.84m
11:59AM0.71m
00:24AM0.84m
12:44PM0.70m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:21
5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
13
12
12
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
172
145
142
139
120
120
123
86
86
84
84
69
55
55
54
41
33
33
15
6
12
12
17
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
12
Energy kJ
172
149
114
114
82
82
81
55
54
50
31
31
31
31
17
16
16
15
12
12
6
6
12
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
15
2
2
2
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
5
5
12
12
2
2
2
2
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
9
95
39
74
107
133
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
48
89
50
0
79
101
199
199
247
101
314
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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