Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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):

  • 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 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
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 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
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!
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5
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
6
WSW
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
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1141
1252
1017
719
767
1055
3256
6403
13193
15593
12636
9919
7838
5835
4493
3400
2763
2137
1937
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
00:17AM1.02m
12:42PM0.89m
1:18AM0.95m
1:38PM0.80m
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
8
8
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
2
0
2
4
5
6
6
6
7
4
3
3
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