The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
277
269
254
289
214
218
218
275
214
200
214
223
205
209
209
209
255
446
365
205
159
153
113
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM2.17m
2:32AM2.26m
3:14PM2.22m
3:30AM2.27m
4:19PM2.29m
4:33AM2.29m
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
clear
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>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
5
5
7
10
7
7
7
8
7
8
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
10
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