Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2
N
8
2.1
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
257
559
616
560
530
644
1718
3550
3434
2981
2731
2397
2135
1897
1737
1471
1197
1016
968
890
848
862
848
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:44PM2.49m
6:02AM2.49m
6:40PM2.52m
6:57AM2.50m
7:31PM2.59m
7:47AM2.55m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.86m
12:22PM0.73m
00:51AM0.85m
1:13PM0.71m
1:43AM0.81m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
8
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
7
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
12
14
10
7
1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
4
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
2.1
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
261
634
559
616
560
450
361
1718
3550
3434
2981
2731
2397
2135
1897
1737
1471
1197
1016
968
890
848
862
848
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
183
257
257
318
456
530
644
137
43
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
4
4
18
149
337
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
7
3
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
836
1
2
21
346
1364
2606
3442
4220
4680
6037
5244
3106
2648
4122
3771
2869
2199
1915
1553
1331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
23
1
1
0
0
0
0
43
126
126
171
171
171
171
171
171
171
171
126
126
14
14
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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