
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6568 | 6568 | 6524 | 6659 | 6813 | 4715 | 4600 | 4769 | 4802 | 4128 | 3520 | 2749 | 1752 | 996 | 874 | 811 | 915 | 894 | 1028 | 397 | 389 | 647 | 605 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.45m | 5:21PM2.56m | 6:00AM2.50m | 6:41PM2.72m | 7:13AM2.67m | 7:43PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.77m | 11:46PM0.78m | 12:17PM0.67m | 00:59AM0.60m | 1:22PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
6568 | 6568 | 6524 | 6659 | 6813 | 4715 | 4600 | 4769 | 4802 | 4128 | 3520 | 2749 | 1752 | 554 | 874 | 471 | 915 | 894 | 1028 | 397 | 389 | 647 | 605 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | 51 | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | 57 | 257 | 477 | 257 | 298 | 996 | 211 | 811 | 321 | 226 | 152 | 149 | 152 | 132 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 226 | 227 | — | 242 | 154 | 7 | 7 | — | 351 | 261 | 37 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 62 | — | 398 | 494 | 567 | 365 | 159 | — | — | 608 | 719 | 659 | 612 | 397 | 161 | 92 | 66 | 46 | 25 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 274 | 234 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
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