Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
0
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
WSW
14
3
W
13
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1498
1186
850
744
597
582
900
1369
1781
2848
3018
2171
4342
4437
4437
4161
4166
3623
2813
2238
1900
1582
1332
1193
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM2.92m
1:06PM2.72m
1:25AM2.87m
1:49PM2.67m
2:08AM2.81m
2:38PM2.63m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.47m
7:16PM0.51m
7:47AM0.50m
8:00PM0.58m
8:33AM0.53m
8:51PM0.65m
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
14
4
1
2
4
4
4
7
4
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
8
7
6
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
9
9
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
WSW
11
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
WSW
14
3
W
13
3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1498
1186
850
744
311
392
900
1369
1781
2848
3018
2171
4342
4437
4437
4161
4166
3623
2813
2238
1900
1582
1332
1193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
2
WNW
10
0.9
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
2.2
S
9
2.5
NNE
9
2.5
N
10
2.3
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
S
6
1.2
S
8
0.3
NNW
8
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
358
263
185
657
217
184
581
474
778
63
44
792
892
1375
904
567
386
230
130
74
38
169
11
329
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.5
W
11
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
1.7
WSW
18
1.9
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
464
418
547
58
597
582
75
50
62
1746
580
273
187
108
44
35
41
18
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.8
SSE
8
1.4
NE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
105
11
29
358
178
55
37
38
51
114
300
249
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
88
88
113
221
0
0
1
268
268
227
88
23
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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