
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
280 | 353 | 531 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 757 | 743 | 385 | 1535 | 1214 | 1195 | 2150 | 7074 | 8018 | 8717 | 9128 | 9982 | 10869 | 13351 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:09AM2.88m | 8:33PM3.14m | 8:56AM3.06m | 9:16PM3.29m | 9:38AM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.28m | 2:47AM0.17m | 3:04PM0.11m | 3:31AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
280 | 353 | 531 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 757 | 743 | 294 | 505 | 1214 | 1195 | 2150 | 7074 | 8018 | 8717 | 9128 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
55 | 42 | 218 | 298 | 292 | 257 | 360 | 443 | 433 | 385 | 363 | 584 | 1169 | 561 | — | — | 90 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
148 | 168 | 23 | 23 | 22 | — | 9 | — | 108 | 156 | — | — | 1032 | 1461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 132 | 1535 | 996 | 40 | 471 | 531 | 279 | 107 | — | 9982 | 10869 | 13351 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 113 | 31 | 31 | 113 | 268 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 271 | 185 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 212 |
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