The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
12
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
8
11
8
9
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM2.07m
1:59AM2.01m
2:58PM2.04m
2:59AM1.97m
3:58PM2.06m
Low Tide
8:07PM1.09m
8:30AM1.04m
9:07PM1.10m
9:29AM1.04m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
13
12
10
9
12
16
17
13
10
10
10
11
14
19
18
13
12
Feels °C
11
8
8
8
7
6
9
13
13
10
7
7
7
8
11
16
15
8
6
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