Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 10AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4802
4128
3144
2198
1475
1114
982
955
1106
1060
414
389
341
727
605
575
527
407
347
330
394
521
550
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:00AM2.50m
6:41PM2.72m
7:13AM2.67m
7:43PM2.93m
8:09AM2.88m
8:33PM3.14m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.67m
00:59AM0.60m
1:22PM0.48m
1:58AM0.38m
2:17PM0.28m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
4
6
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
4
2
2
2
3
4
6
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
7
7
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