Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
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0
!
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5
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
17
6
W
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
736
1310
1220
993
719
767
1055
3016
5259
13702
14592
12636
10444
7838
5835
4493
3629
2967
2318
1937
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:01PM2.38m
6:24AM2.33m
7:04PM2.45m
7:25AM2.41m
7:58PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.91m
00:17AM1.02m
12:42PM0.89m
1:18AM0.95m
1:38PM0.80m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
13
5
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
7
5
7
4
4
1
2
3
4
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
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