The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
218
289
253
218
218
218
214
209
255
209
205
209
209
455
455
394
365
192
147
144
115
110
90
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM2.26m
3:14PM2.22m
3:30AM2.27m
4:19PM2.29m
4:33AM2.29m
5:22PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.92m
8:53AM0.74m
9:23PM0.92m
9:54AM0.70m
10:30PM0.87m
10:56AM0.64m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
11
11
10
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
8
10
6
7
7
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
9
11
10
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