The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
92
90
88
90
74
74
65
101
129
126
94
94
69
66
49
30
30
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-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
High Tide
8:47PM2.59m
9:10AM2.46m
9:33PM2.59m
9:58AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.42m
3:01AM0.50m
3:14PM0.44m
3:47AM0.49m
4:00PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
11
10
10
9
11
15
13
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
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