The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
1
NW
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
1.1
E
5
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
91
89
88
88
88
61
61
41
43
59
42
40
105
217
210
146
91
65
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM2.30m
9:04AM2.20m
9:31PM2.33m
9:46AM2.23m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.72m
3:03AM0.77m
3:11PM0.70m
3:42AM0.73m
3:49PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
4
7
5
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
7
5
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
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