The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is

16.2° C

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	N 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	NNW 5	ESE 11	E 13	NW 5	E 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 18
Wave Graph
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)	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	NE 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	E 13	NNW 5	NNW 4	ESE 19	E 18	E 18
kJ	7	19	4	24	17	17	4	7	20	10	26	23	23	23	22	8	14	14	13	8	8	119	165	222
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 14	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4
kJ	11	5	19	6	17	17	17	19	2	3	2	2	10	10	10	22	11	22	10	11	37	4	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	N 10	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 6	NE 10	NW 6	NNE 10	NNW 5	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	ESE 10	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9
kJ	5	2	5	10	6	4	6	10	3	10	10	4	2	2	1	10	4	4	4	16	9	3	9	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	42	48	34	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	18	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipu River Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	101	104	105	8	79	79	79	79	79	114	136	80	89	89	89	32	80	32	30	8	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taupo Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	7	5	6	5	5	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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