Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 2PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)16ft (5.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
7
4
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
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2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8717
8685
9534
11079
13594
4810
5374
5108
5416
11640
10793
9790
9721
9565
10292
10633
9725
3080
2818
2750
2510
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:38AM3.19m
9:56PM3.36m
10:17AM3.25m
10:34PM3.35m
10:54AM3.24m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.02m
4:11AM-0.05m
4:26PM-0.00m
4:49AM-0.04m
5:04PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
2
5
5
6
7
7
7
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