Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s 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 (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1900 | 1582 | 1210 | 1014 | 721 | 617 | 599 | 509 | 451 | 497 | 626 | 646 | 816 | 2237 | 1813 | 2647 | 2118 | 983 | 1560 | 1332 | 1062 | 2432 | 2404 | 2146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:58AM2.74m | 3:34PM2.60m | 3:56AM2.69m | 4:39PM2.61m | 5:03AM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.65m | 9:26AM0.56m | 9:49PM0.71m | 10:26AM0.57m | 10:55PM0.72m | 11:31AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1900 | 1582 | 1210 | 1014 | 721 | 617 | 599 | 509 | 451 | 497 | 626 | 646 | 816 | 2237 | 1813 | 2647 | 2118 | 983 | 1560 | 1332 | 1028 | 2432 | 2404 | 2146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 148 | 186 | 280 | 480 | 543 | 54 | 561 | 151 | 256 | 627 | 716 | 970 | 1062 | 768 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 98 | 90 | — | 544 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 58 | 92 | 134 | 358 | 765 | 860 | 926 | 1208 | 1280 | 1708 | 2566 | 3459 | 4100 | 4204 | 3696 | 3233 | 2872 | 2407 | 1867 | 1487 | 1064 | 617 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 171 | 171 | 126 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 194 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 194 | 194 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
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