Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1051 | 976 | 926 | 386 | 556 | 906 | 933 | 1111 | 1652 | 1526 | 1426 | 901 | 585 | 338 | 265 | 304 | 512 | 530 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:33PM3.04m | 9:50AM2.97m | 10:06PM3.16m | 10:24AM3.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.30m | 3:55PM0.23m | 4:18AM0.17m | 4:30PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1051 | 976 | 926 | 386 | 556 | 906 | 933 | 1111 | 312 | 277 | 269 | 321 | 585 | 338 | 238 | 230 | 512 | 530 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 90 | 147 | 365 | 147 | 316 | 389 | 384 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 269 | 218 | 231 | 304 | 159 | 74 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 196 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 265 | 265 | 113 | 91 | 78 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 91 | 135 | 237 | 282 | 1652 | 1526 | 1426 | 901 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 31 | 24 | 88 | 109 | 113 | 274 | 274 | 272 | 233 | 233 | 113 | 214 | 169 | 7 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 43 |
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