
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
414 | 383 | 367 | 337 | 352 | 344 | 404 | 298 | 288 | 280 | 212 | 222 | 246 | 232 | 286 | 703 | 669 | 614 | 827 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:47PM3.15m | 9:10AM3.06m | 9:35PM3.32m | 9:58AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.20m | 3:20PM0.09m | 3:51AM0.04m | 4:07PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
414 | 346 | 257 | 202 | 352 | 344 | 404 | 298 | 288 | 280 | 189 | 222 | 246 | 232 | 286 | 703 | 669 | 614 | 494 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
24 | 383 | 367 | 337 | 133 | 99 | 2 | 35 | 55 | 115 | 212 | 193 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 487 | 481 | 568 | 827 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | N 6 | N 6 |
301 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 74 | 139 | 182 | 178 | 173 | — | 53 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
45 | 39 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 42 | 80 | 109 | 140 | 193 | 199 | 168 | 137 | 130 | 104 | 86 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 1 |
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