Rocky Lefts Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.19° S 173.79° E

Rocky Lefts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2553
2253
2060
2060
1227
1042
934
752
595
486
472
458
394
388
382
614
718
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:45PM3.12m
12:06PM3.03m
00:21AM2.93m
12:43PM2.86m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.20m
6:19PM0.37m
6:37AM0.40m
6:58PM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
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6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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