Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 902 | 791 | 779 | 756 | 745 | 734 | 640 | 640 | 630 | 444 | 335 | 303 | 539 | 515 | 416 | 244 | 181 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24AM2.79m | 2:54PM2.61m | 3:14AM2.59m | 3:50PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.54m | 8:48AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.74m | 9:39AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 915 | 902 | 791 | 779 | 756 | 745 | 734 | 640 | 640 | 630 | 444 | 335 | 233 | 51 | 51 | 97 | 93 | 142 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 20 | N 11 | N 10 | S 4 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 210 | 303 | 539 | 515 | 416 | 244 | 181 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 125 | 43 | 113 | 113 | 107 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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