The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 5AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
317
392
414
356
481
1072
705
512
372
307
219
171
151
132
160
231
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45PM2.29m
7:59AM2.23m
8:25PM2.35m
8:42AM2.29m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.78m
2:07PM0.71m
2:34AM0.71m
2:46PM0.68m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
3
4
6
11
14
11
3
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
10
10
7
6
7
8
11
12
10
9
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