The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)7888881111111111111111118101081010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515894818368821161211161141128111916111655314166320137694932
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
2.47
10:50PM
2.55
11:10AM
2.41
11:43PM
2.47
12:06PM
2.32
12:41AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.46
5:02AM
0.63
5:23PM
0.53
5:59AM
0.68
6:21PM
0.60
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C141717151313121213151615141313111114151412121112
Feels °C (?)13171613101099101112121110977910108989
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