Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 430 | 718 | 743 | 980 | 961 | 1731 | 1079 | 1161 | 1426 | 2477 | 3314 | 2365 | 5392 | 1780 | 4372 | 1804 | 1976 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.72m | 1:24PM2.66m | 1:41AM2.50m | 2:12PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.58m | 7:15AM0.62m | 7:41PM0.80m | 8:00AM0.83m | 8:33PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 382 | 430 | 718 | 743 | 980 | 961 | 1731 | 1079 | 1161 | 1426 | 2477 | 3314 | 2365 | 5392 | 1745 | 4372 | 965 | 1125 | 1644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | 703 | 413 | 1180 | 122 | 1780 | 33 | 1804 | 1976 | 1811 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | SSE 7 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 9 | 67 | — | 14 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 22 | 40 | 97 | 786 | 1074 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 125 | 61 | 14 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 126 | 88 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 253 | 109 | 93 |
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