Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
2.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1397
1225
987
911
785
1696
1626
1606
1692
1671
1566
1397
1344
1258
1161
1024
911
845
732
612
460
384
384
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM2.72m
6:56PM2.81m
7:22AM2.82m
7:59PM2.98m
8:24AM2.96m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.66m
12:37PM0.47m
1:12AM0.54m
1:40PM0.35m
2:15AM0.38m
2:38PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
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