Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 8AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
W
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3625
2553
2814
6467
5537
5537
5956
5936
5922
6144
6568
6568
6887
6832
6813
5012
4600
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:06AM2.56m
3:52PM2.55m
4:30AM2.45m
5:21PM2.56m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.75m
9:36AM0.73m
10:22PM0.84m
10:58AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
11
10
8
9
7
9
10
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