Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 7PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
W
11
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1475
1548
1221
1042
2221
1887
1647
1647
1706
2364
2923
3184
2994
4518
2325
5662
6367
6188
6275
6191
5973
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:39PM2.83m
2:01AM2.74m
2:37PM2.66m
3:06AM2.56m
3:52PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.40m
7:57PM0.58m
8:27AM0.58m
9:02PM0.75m
9:36AM0.73m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
8
9
9
7
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
8
10
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