
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
1455 | 1474 | 1455 | 1161 | 1114 | 1083 | 915 | 277 | 979 | 844 | 1060 | 309 | 905 | 1609 | 1929 | 2378 | 3009 | 2815 | 3037 | 3095 | 2995 | 2469 | 1731 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 55 | — | — | — | 653 | 722 | 606 | 596 | 409 | 793 | 261 | 196 | 171 | 132 | 112 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 63 | 163 | 215 | 135 | 283 | 54 | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
108 | 104 | 15 | 136 | 259 | 301 | 400 | 284 | 1299 | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 824 | 1072 | 1502 | 1256 | 994 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 280 | 225 | 224 | 221 | 221 | 14 | 131 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 175 | 171 | 227 | 337 | 214 | 12 |
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