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The Ledge surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
21.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
ENE
2.1
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)99101099998889999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1761482992873282942871541204919901308133612521247113410511134121913361337152816931952
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
2.16
7:21PM
2.08
8:06AM
2.21
8:08PM
2.11
8:48AM
2.25
8:53PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.01
1:45AM
0.85
2:09PM
0.94
2:28AM
0.78
2:54PM
0.87
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:39-------8:38--
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------321231113820241783
Temp. °C171620212120201819191818181818181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)161519191919201817151313141414141414131314141312
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