The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
111
102
68
68
57
57
55
51
50
49
48
48
48
47
42
70
110
79
49
35
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM2.40m
11:32PM2.50m
11:57AM2.35m
00:18AM2.42m
12:45PM2.29m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.57m
5:48AM0.57m
6:02PM0.69m
6:34AM0.65m
6:51PM0.81m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
10
10
8
9
8
9
10
11
10
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