Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.9
N
6
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.7
W
12
1.4
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1258
1161
1024
911
899
732
612
501
384
286
284
677
975
593
331
294
324
396
382
869
1202
4082
5194
5165
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:59PM2.98m
8:24AM2.96m
8:56PM3.16m
9:20AM3.08m
9:48PM3.31m
10:11AM3.16m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.38m
2:38PM0.21m
3:12AM0.21m
3:32PM0.08m
4:05AM0.08m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
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5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
8
7
7
8
6
7
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
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