Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 729 | 771 | 673 | 1124 | 870 | 871 | 850 | 874 | 875 | 958 | 1660 | 2058 | 1664 | 4908 | 4835 | 5175 | 1845 | 6217 | 4473 | 6767 | 7258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:48AM3.33m | 00:06AM3.22m | 12:32PM3.26m | 00:53AM3.09m | 1:21PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.07m | 6:22AM0.04m | 6:49PM0.17m | 7:10AM0.18m | 7:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 729 | 771 | 673 | — | — | 189 | 195 | 222 | 309 | 486 | 808 | 754 | 1186 | — | — | — | 1787 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 537 | 490 | 584 | 1124 | 870 | 871 | 850 | 874 | 875 | 958 | 1660 | 2058 | 1664 | 4908 | 4835 | 5175 | 1845 | 6217 | 4473 | 6767 | 7258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 284 | 276 | 271 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 235 | 234 | 284 | 291 | 337 | 246 | 276 | 291 | 246 | 246 | 329 | 283 | 349 | 362 |
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