Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (15 Sep):
- 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 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 934 | 752 | 595 | 486 | 472 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 767 | 857 | 1005 | 1846 | 1178 | 1426 | 2931 | 3104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:21AM2.93m | 12:43PM2.86m | 00:59AM2.72m | 1:24PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.58m | 7:15AM0.62m | 7:41PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 934 | 752 | 247 | 486 | 472 | 394 | 110 | 77 | 382 | 430 | 692 | 767 | 857 | 1005 | 1846 | 1178 | 1109 | 623 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 9 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 595 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 394 | 388 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 607 | 375 | 1426 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | NW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 200 | 316 | 230 | 175 | 145 | — | 16 | 60 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 92 | 314 | — | 2931 | 3104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 246 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 276 | 235 | 126 | 88 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 221 | 221 | 272 | 235 |
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