Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 387 | 328 | 328 | 322 | 996 | 1095 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 733 | 759 | 1365 | 1513 | 2166 | 3167 | 4988 | 11411 | 13340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39AM2.77m | 10:00PM2.96m | 10:15AM2.86m | 10:35PM3.05m | 10:50AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.56m | 3:46PM0.42m | 4:11AM0.43m | 4:22PM0.33m | 4:47AM0.34m | 4:57PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 387 | 387 | 328 | 328 | 322 | 996 | 1095 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 979 | 876 | 768 | 553 | 733 | 759 | 551 | 177 | 111 | — | 688 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 64 | 154 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — | 237 | 128 | 434 | 113 | 569 | 243 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 65 | 391 | 432 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 112 | 91 | 136 | 240 | 482 | 365 | 1365 | 1513 | 2166 | 3167 | 4988 | 11411 | 13340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 24 | 88 | 31 | 107 | 31 | 31 | 113 | 225 | 113 | 263 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 234 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 227 |
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