Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.5
S
9
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4396
4437
4437
4161
3803
3283
2813
2238
1900
1724
1332
1014
1003
833
721
700
563
689
1013
1024
1032
1465
3102
2850
Wind (km/h)
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:08AM2.81m
2:38PM2.63m
2:58AM2.74m
3:34PM2.60m
3:56AM2.69m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.58m
8:33AM0.53m
8:51PM0.65m
9:26AM0.56m
9:49PM0.71m
10:26AM0.57m
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
7
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.5
S
9
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4396
4437
4437
4161
3803
3283
2813
2238
1900
1724
1332
1014
1003
833
721
700
563
689
1013
1024
1032
1465
3102
2850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
8
1.5
WSW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
SW
7
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
21
Energy kJ
656
723
377
349
333
293
167
101
58
28
18
11
870
6
6
75
26
188
280
348
344
696
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
S
9
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
14
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
373
428
450
230
111
74
52
25
12
9
44
6
148
126
192
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
Energy kJ
93
71
46
30
42
83
347
1357
655
517
381
286
405
902
1364
2145
3457
3790
4368
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
126
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
14
93
171
24
185
14
126
185
126
126
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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