Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8463
7850
7140
6167
5535
5012
4332
4176
1426
1127
1303
1303
2215
1048
971
1937
1886
1365
1027
976
1060
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:10PM3.08m
00:26AM3.09m
12:51PM2.97m
1:09AM2.94m
1:39PM2.83m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.12m
6:21PM0.25m
6:45AM0.23m
7:06PM0.40m
7:31AM0.40m
7:57PM0.58m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
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