Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3530
3291
3258
1822
3789
1265
1127
942
814
791
808
796
784
1730
1905
2044
639
724
871
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:23PM2.90m
8:43AM2.88m
8:59PM3.08m
9:19AM3.05m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.38m
2:47PM0.33m
3:10AM0.19m
3:24PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
4
5
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
10
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