The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
270
187
121
92
55
50
28
27
27
26
34
33
33
32
23
23
23
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM2.23m
10:11PM2.35m
10:28AM2.26m
10:52PM2.35m
11:11AM2.27m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.70m
4:22AM0.71m
4:30PM0.72m
5:03AM0.71m
5:14PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
15
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
6
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
9
10
10
8
6
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