Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.1°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
111
65
100
227
252
315
352
360
343
322
274
268
222
212
160
160
128
125
100
98
93
74
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59AM2.15m
5:33PM2.30m
6:02AM2.19m
6:28PM2.35m
6:57AM2.25m
7:18PM2.39m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.71m
11:51PM0.72m
12:14PM0.66m
00:45AM0.65m
1:07PM0.61m
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Temp °C
11
11
14
16
17
18
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
12
13
13
15
13
13
11
11
14
13
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
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