Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 560 | 377 | 320 | 440 | 796 | 1190 | 978 | 976 | 604 | 897 | 4711 | 5332 | 12452 | 16527 | 15837 | 11699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.39m | 5:16AM2.33m | 6:01PM2.38m | 6:24AM2.33m | 7:04PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.85m | 11:10PM1.01m | 11:39AM0.91m | 00:17AM1.02m | 12:42PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 560 | 377 | 320 | 440 | 451 | 608 | 657 | 976 | 383 | 767 | 519 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | 55 | 69 | 37 | — | — | 8 | 35 | 274 | 307 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 175 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | W 5 | NW 4 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 59 | 19 | 72 | 37 | 146 | 386 | 796 | 1190 | 978 | — | 604 | 897 | 4711 | 5332 | 12452 | 16527 | 15837 | 11699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 346 | 113 | 233 | 113 | 107 | 113 | 3 | 234 | 113 | 214 | 268 | 221 | 214 | 214 | 181 |
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