Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
5
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6813
5929
4889
4769
4895
3865
3520
2198
1475
1114
874
850
1038
908
1044
389
341
715
605
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
20
W
0
ENE
20
E
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM2.56m
6:00AM2.50m
6:41PM2.72m
7:13AM2.67m
7:43PM2.93m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.78m
12:17PM0.67m
00:59AM0.60m
1:22PM0.48m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
4
5
5
3
7
5
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
14
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
8
8
7
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