Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
784
648
534
460
394
394
394
387
387
328
328
322
996
1212
1144
1144
1033
1033
876
768
561
447
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59AM2.65m
9:24PM2.84m
9:39AM2.77m
10:00PM2.96m
10:15AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.70m
3:08PM0.54m
3:34AM0.56m
3:46PM0.42m
4:11AM0.43m
4:22PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
5
4
5
8
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
9
8
8
7
7
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