Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 582 | 543 | 492 | 600 | 969 | 1018 | 1330 | 1125 | 1402 | 2690 | 3492 | 4648 | 5327 | 5113 | 7789 | 3190 | 7927 | 3229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:39PM3.23m | 10:58AM3.12m | 11:13PM3.24m | 11:33AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.09m | 5:05PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.07m | 5:42PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 293 | 582 | 395 | 492 | 591 | 559 | 662 | 6 | 844 | 734 | 838 | 950 | — | 1275 | 1067 | — | 2342 | — | 2452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | 60 | 37 | 98 | 20 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 408 | 848 | 493 | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | S 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 78 | 50 | 29 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 500 | 543 | 302 | 600 | 969 | 1018 | 1330 | 1125 | 1402 | 2690 | 3492 | 4648 | 5327 | 5113 | 7789 | 3190 | 7927 | 3229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 246 | 246 | 253 | 253 | 279 | 276 | 276 | 253 | 246 | 253 | 246 | 287 | 272 | 254 | 246 |
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