Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2931
2877
2538
2297
2352
2400
4397
4493
3415
3456
3110
3095
2847
2698
2222
1949
1922
1697
1538
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:45PM3.30m
12:08PM3.26m
00:24AM3.24m
12:48PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:59AM-0.03m
6:19PM0.09m
6:40AM0.05m
7:02PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
5
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8
8
8
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9
11
11
10
9
10
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