The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
40
79
142
214
163
171
188
128
129
129
123
125
90
89
60
62
47
44
43
66
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:28PM2.12m
3:30AM2.10m
4:25PM2.11m
4:25AM2.06m
5:18PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.90m
9:32PM1.07m
9:57AM0.94m
10:29PM1.09m
10:52AM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
1
3
2
11
2
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
14
14
12
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
6
3
5
6
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
9
9
6
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