The Ledge Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.12° S 174.02° E

The Ledge WaveFinder

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Ledge sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.7° 

The Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Ledge surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with 711 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Ledge this week:

The surf forecast for The Ledge over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Ledge in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 11s
Best Surf12AM (Sun 12th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Most Powerful 3PM (Tue 14th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Ledge over the next 16 days.


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