The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
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)
0.9
NW
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
29
24
24
25
29
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
36
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:55AM2.29m
1:31PM2.28m
1:53AM2.23m
2:39PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.84m
7:12AM0.73m
7:45PM0.88m
8:14AM0.76m
8:52PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
12
16
17
14
11
11
11
11
13
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
13
10
9
10
11
14
13
11
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
13
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