Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 437 | 403 | 299 | 202 | 177 | 261 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 108 | 74 | 100 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:24AM2.78m | 3:00PM2.65m | 3:24AM2.65m | 4:08PM2.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.59m | 8:51AM0.54m | 9:19PM0.72m | 9:55AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 555 | 437 | 403 | 299 | 202 | 177 | 261 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 108 | 74 | 100 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 82 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 48 | 70 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | W 23 | W 22 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 100 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 107 | 88 | 88 |
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