
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1415 | 1397 | 1225 | 987 | 911 | 785 | 1696 | 1626 | 1606 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1397 | 1344 | 1258 | 1161 | 1024 | 911 | 845 | 732 | 612 | 460 | 384 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.72m | 6:56PM2.81m | 7:22AM2.82m | 7:59PM2.98m | 8:24AM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.66m | 12:37PM0.47m | 1:12AM0.54m | 1:40PM0.35m | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1415 | 1397 | 1225 | 987 | 911 | 785 | 1696 | 1626 | 1606 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1397 | 1344 | 1258 | 1161 | 1024 | 911 | 845 | 732 | 612 | 460 | 384 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — |
9 | 84 | 49 | 33 | 373 | 596 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 89 | 218 | 298 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
131 | — | — | — | 42 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 28 | 124 | 256 | 384 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 268 | 272 | 262 |
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