Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
2
W
11
2.1
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
993
1060
1731
1064
1161
1243
1838
2587
3366
4881
2214
2379
1804
2102
1976
1950
1980
3699
3649
3879
4038
4173
4786
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:59AM2.72m
1:24PM2.66m
1:41AM2.50m
2:12PM2.46m
2:34AM2.30m
3:16PM2.30m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.62m
7:41PM0.80m
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM1.00m
8:59AM1.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
11
8
6
7
7
6
5
8
8
9
9
7
7
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