Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.1°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
611
765
594
486
378
279
233
199
243
257
397
385
346
294
261
231
193
172
97
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM2.30m
2:43AM2.20m
3:28PM2.26m
3:50AM2.15m
4:33PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.69m
8:37PM0.81m
9:03AM0.73m
9:43PM0.82m
10:08AM0.73m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:56
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6:54
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
1
3
2
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
10
9
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
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