Rocky Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taranaki, New Zealand)

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Rocky Lefts Surf Guide

Rocky Lefts in Taranaki is a quite exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins and rocks.

Rocky Lefts Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rocky Lefts:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rocky Lefts occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Rocky Lefts (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rocky Lefts with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in July while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

22%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rocky Lefts Location Map

Interactive Rocky Lefts surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Rocky Lefts is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rocky Lefts is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 136 km (84 miles) away.

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Rocky Lefts Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 03:57 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross

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Tides at Rocky Lefts

Current tide and informaton

For Graveyards, 0 km from Rocky Lefts.

Next High Water: 03:33pm | 2.55m

Next Low Water: 09:20am | 0.64m

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Rocky Lefts Sea Temperature

The Rocky Lefts water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.