Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 6PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4428
2379
3813
2102
1976
1950
1898
1953
2090
2261
4902
4682
4522
4970
6143
3765
6823
8133
8523
9826
10904
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:12PM2.46m
2:34AM2.30m
3:16PM2.30m
3:48AM2.17m
4:41PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM1.00m
8:59AM1.01m
9:43PM1.14m
10:15AM1.10m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
2
1
3
3
4
4
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