Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 1528 | 2811 | 4658 | 7370 | 7135 | 6156 | 5091 | 4086 | 3139 | 2138 | 1523 | 1077 | 947 | 830 | 662 | 571 | 339 | 332 | 249 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM2.92m | 11:09PM3.10m | 11:25AM2.95m | 11:43PM3.12m | 12:01PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.27m | 5:22AM0.27m | 5:33PM0.25m | 5:57AM0.25m | 6:09PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 561 | 463 | 575 | — | — | 7135 | 6156 | 5091 | 4086 | 3139 | 2138 | 1523 | 1077 | 947 | 830 | 662 | 571 | 339 | 332 | 249 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 159 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 160 | 75 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 180 | 147 | 235 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 70 | 115 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 955 | 1528 | 2811 | 4658 | 7370 | — | — | — | 27 | 393 | 509 | 295 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 270 | 268 | 235 | 235 | 214 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 36 |
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