The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
18
17
16
7
8
8
10
14
18
35
25
19
15
13
12
12
12
12
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
2:43PM2.09m
2:44AM2.05m
3:44PM2.07m
3:43AM2.01m
4:41PM2.08m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.98m
8:49PM1.12m
9:16AM1.02m
9:49PM1.13m
10:14AM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
13
11
10
9
10
13
12
12
11
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