The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
NNW
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
13
0.6
NW
5
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
19
0.5
E
18
0.6
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
48
34
59
17
17
17
19
20
10
26
23
23
23
22
22
14
22
13
18
37
119
165
222
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:40AM2.37m
7:22PM2.53m
7:40AM2.41m
8:17PM2.59m
8:37AM2.44m
9:09PM2.62m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.48m
1:32AM0.63m
1:54PM0.42m
2:29AM0.56m
2:47PM0.39m
3:23AM0.51m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
14
12
12
10
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