Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 596 | 1060 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2506 | 2816 | 3065 | 2901 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 923 | 761 | 314 | 294 | 235 | 518 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.86m | 1:28AM2.68m | 1:52PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.49m | 2:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.45m | 7:27PM0.61m | 7:42AM0.64m | 8:10PM0.79m | 8:26AM0.82m | 9:01PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 844 | 549 | 1060 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2506 | 2816 | 3065 | 2901 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 923 | 761 | 314 | 235 | 235 | 518 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 606 | 596 | 360 | 302 | 274 | 257 | 208 | 198 | 233 | 250 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 294 | 222 | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 134 | 127 | 159 | 88 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1074 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 200 | 1390 | 1704 | 1955 | 1715 | 1319 | 1270 | 981 | 653 | 426 | 276 | 143 | 73 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 221 | 214 | 254 | 125 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 126 | 175 | 214 | 283 | 185 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
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