Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3309 | 3001 | 3001 | 3079 | 3745 | 3698 | 3412 | 3283 | 3034 | 2864 | 2665 | 2701 | 2542 | 2324 | 2147 | 1953 | 1337 | 1670 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM3.35m | 12:03PM3.14m | 00:20AM3.19m | 12:42PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.02m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:38AM0.17m | 6:54PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3309 | 3001 | 3001 | 3079 | 3745 | 3698 | 3412 | 3283 | 3034 | 2864 | 2665 | 2701 | 2542 | 2324 | 2147 | 1953 | 1337 | 1670 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 260 | 387 | 378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | — | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 10 | 91 | 621 | 1456 | 2139 | 2725 | 2644 | 2223 | 2056 | 1691 | 1274 | 1228 | 1018 | 509 | 269 | 120 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 175 | 175 | 126 | 181 | 181 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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