Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 7AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4386
4177
3640
3524
3284
3156
2919
2675
1877
1559
1393
1455
1670
1927
2261
2292
2147
2147
1873
1873
1693
1670
1670
1175
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:37PM3.40m
11:00AM3.19m
11:24PM3.41m
11:47AM3.15m
00:10AM3.34m
12:32PM3.06m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.01m
5:11PM-0.02m
5:43AM0.01m
5:58PM0.03m
6:29AM0.08m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
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