
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
2056 | 1719 | 1587 | 1534 | 1475 | 1548 | 1316 | 815 | 2085 | 1956 | 1956 | 1647 | 1811 | 2273 | 3050 | 4532 | 1945 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:09AM2.94m | 1:39PM2.83m | 2:01AM2.74m | 2:37PM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.40m | 7:31AM0.40m | 7:57PM0.58m | 8:27AM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
2056 | 1719 | 1587 | 1534 | 1475 | 1548 | 1316 | 815 | 2085 | 1956 | 1956 | 1647 | 1811 | 1899 | 870 | 770 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 191 | 242 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 1145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 49 | 70 | 101 | 47 | 228 | 298 | 854 | 1563 | 2273 | 3050 | 4532 | 1945 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 246 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 246 | 235 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 274 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 275 | 276 |
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