Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.1° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1455
1474
1455
1161
1114
1083
915
722
1299
844
1060
793
905
1609
1929
2378
3009
2815
3037
3095
2995
2469
1731
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
15
SSE
30
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:35PM3.02m
00:50AM2.86m
1:12PM2.86m
1:28AM2.68m
1:52PM2.69m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.29m
6:49PM0.44m
7:03AM0.45m
7:27PM0.61m
7:42AM0.64m
8:10PM0.79m
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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 mm
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3
4
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2
8
7
4
1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
4
-1
1
0
1
2
1
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