The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
214
209
223
218
205
209
209
214
209
209
205
192
150
144
115
115
108
66
66
66
65
64
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:14PM2.22m
3:30AM2.27m
4:19PM2.29m
4:33AM2.29m
5:22PM2.37m
5:37AM2.33m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.92m
9:54AM0.70m
10:30PM0.87m
10:56AM0.64m
11:32PM0.80m
11:58AM0.56m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
Feels °C
10
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
9
7
7
7
7
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
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