Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Rights today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Rights at 4AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4786 | 1927 | 6019 | 4364 | 7562 | 8133 | 7991 | 8380 | 9703 | 9357 | 8591 | 7790 | 6618 | 6080 | 5323 | 4545 | 3966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.17m | 4:41PM2.24m | 5:18AM2.17m | 6:02PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.14m | 10:15AM1.10m | 11:07PM1.14m | 11:36AM1.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1409 | 1927 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9703 | 9357 | 8591 | 7790 | 6618 | 6080 | 5323 | 4545 | 3966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4786 | 1043 | 6019 | 4364 | 7562 | 8133 | 7991 | 8380 | — | — | — | — | 5461 | 5273 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 271 | 355 | 246 | 113 | 281 | 223 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 113 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 |
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