The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
43
101
188
289
297
306
427
558
531
773
398
299
266
233
201
201
177
177
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM2.25m
3:09AM2.24m
4:00PM2.28m
4:17AM2.24m
5:06PM2.34m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.92m
9:34AM0.73m
10:13PM0.88m
10:40AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
2
10
8
8
6
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
13
11
12
12
12
10
9
13
13
13
11
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