Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
16.0° C

1.2°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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
0
0
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
205
388
838
1509
2354
2058
1637
1109
873
755
682
673
497
431
357
612
621
682
672
607
599
599
599
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:14AM2.96m
2:44PM2.68m
3:09AM2.79m
3:43PM2.57m
4:05AM2.64m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.40m
8:40AM0.44m
8:57PM0.57m
9:35AM0.56m
9:55PM0.71m
10:31AM0.65m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
13
11
13
12
11
11
8
8
9
10
11
13
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
3.5
W
10
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
260
152
103
126
178
2354
2058
1637
1109
873
755
682
673
497
254
206
612
621
682
672
607
599
599
599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
75
148
142
204
202
252
152
260
243
223
160
443
431
357
143
111
108
77
73
53
38
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
223
171
217
215
209
76
57
21
13
7
4
2
24
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
107
205
388
838
1509
15
47
13
2
10
31
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
113
269
269
234
235
214
214
214
227
214
212
43
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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