The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
163
163
116
115
113
113
111
70
68
58
57
57
55
51
50
49
48
48
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:45PM2.57m
11:10AM2.40m
11:32PM2.50m
11:57AM2.35m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.47m
5:01AM0.51m
5:14PM0.57m
5:48AM0.57m
6:02PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
13
13
12
10
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