The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Ledge at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.2
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.3
ESE
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.7
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
90
89
63
98
75
44
43
103
98
128
168
158
113
168
242
176
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM2.06m
5:18PM2.13m
5:20AM2.05m
6:08PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:29PM1.09m
10:52AM0.95m
11:23PM1.07m
11:46AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
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