Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 886 | 603 | 958 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2602 | 2898 | 3065 | 2859 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 892 | 748 | 314 | 294 | 585 | 585 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:50AM2.86m | 1:12PM2.86m | 1:28AM2.68m | 1:52PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.45m | 7:27PM0.61m | 7:42AM0.64m | 8:10PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 634 | 886 | 603 | 958 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2602 | 2898 | 3065 | 2859 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 892 | 748 | 314 | 235 | 585 | 585 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 606 | 596 | 400 | 302 | 261 | 257 | 203 | 193 | 257 | 250 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 294 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 64 | 152 | 156 | 185 | 123 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 614 | — | — | 126 | — | 422 | — | — | — | 16 | 223 | 1592 | 1652 | 1806 | 1348 | 897 | 791 | 645 | 484 | 292 | 180 | 78 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 227 | 221 | 221 | 254 | 272 | 214 | 22 | 0 | 93 | 126 | 171 | 214 | 269 | 171 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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