Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
876
768
553
643
1271
1185
1199
1291
1884
3218
5512
7844
8203
7017
6228
4748
3436
2532
1703
1200
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:15AM2.86m
10:35PM3.05m
10:50AM2.92m
11:09PM3.10m
11:25AM2.95m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.33m
4:47AM0.34m
4:57PM0.27m
5:22AM0.27m
5:33PM0.25m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
1
2
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
7
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
6
7
8
6
6
9
7
6
5
3
2
3
4
3
6
6
1
3
4
3
4
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