Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
620
800
859
705
2925
3102
2850
2285
1823
1700
1332
1062
2654
2404
2146
1230
1566
1415
1397
1225
987
911
785
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:56AM2.69m
4:39PM2.61m
5:03AM2.68m
5:48PM2.67m
6:14AM2.72m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.71m
10:26AM0.57m
10:55PM0.72m
11:31AM0.55m
00:05AM0.66m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
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5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
5
5
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
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