Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1326 | 1420 | 718 | 757 | 543 | 1125 | 753 | 753 | 1136 | 1154 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1504 | 1351 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM2.76m | 2:06PM2.64m | 2:23AM2.54m | 2:56PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.55m | 7:59AM0.58m | 8:22PM0.78m | 8:47AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1326 | 1420 | 718 | 757 | 411 | 1125 | 753 | 753 | 573 | 1154 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1504 | 1351 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 15 | 569 | 514 | 543 | 348 | 650 | 643 | 1136 | 489 | — | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 29 | 68 | 240 | — | 139 | 141 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 210 | 498 | 498 | 266 | 143 | 85 | 43 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 29 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 113 | 113 | 31 |
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