Rocky Rights Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.20° S 173.79° E

Rocky Rights 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Rights sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

Rocky Rights 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 Rights today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Rights at 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
630
555
437
403
299
202
177
241
212
157
147
96
96
98
103
51
96
196
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24AM2.78m
3:00PM2.65m
3:24AM2.65m
4:08PM2.58m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.59m
8:51AM0.54m
9:19PM0.72m
9:55AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
7
6
7
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