
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
202 | 358 | 653 | 908 | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 560 | 377 | 473 | 447 | 796 | 768 | 727 | 854 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10AM2.43m | 4:53PM2.39m | 5:16AM2.33m | 6:01PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.85m | 11:10PM1.01m | 11:39AM0.91m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 12 |
118 | 358 | 653 | 908 | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 560 | 377 | 473 | 447 | 475 | 768 | 587 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
202 | 77 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 69 | 56 | — | — | 8 | 727 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 85 | 86 | 44 | 143 | 408 | 796 | 622 | — | 854 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 274 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 234 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 113 |
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