Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 3PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1592 | 2531 | 3784 | 4117 | 4179 | 4725 | 4757 | 3713 | 3250 | 2939 | 2728 | 2728 | 2351 | 1892 | 3521 | 2055 | 4414 | 4038 | 3305 | 3065 | 2830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.18m | 11:08PM3.29m | 11:30AM3.25m | 11:45PM3.30m | 12:08PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.08m | 5:22AM-0.03m | 5:39PM0.05m | 5:59AM-0.03m | 6:19PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 43 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 140 | 216 | 289 | 340 | 547 | 438 | 612 | 590 | 306 | 1819 | 4038 | 3305 | 3065 | 2830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1592 | 2531 | 3784 | 4117 | 4179 | 4725 | 4757 | 3713 | 3250 | 2939 | 2728 | 2728 | 2351 | 1892 | 3521 | 2055 | 4414 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 274 | 270 | 212 | 171 | 113 | 181 | 246 | 246 | 253 | 246 | 254 | 240 | 228 | 212 | 181 | 181 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 |
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