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Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Rocky Lefts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocky Lefts sea temperature is
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111111121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473390294319309231195195135133130101103103103106108108106103103103103104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
2.76
10:14PM
2.71
10:39AM
2.90
10:53PM
2.82
11:15AM
3.02
11:30PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
0.65
4:23AM
0.48
4:49PM
0.51
5:01AM
0.36
5:26PM
0.39
5:37AM
0.27
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:51-------8:51-------8:50----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------5
Temp. °C182020191715141315182019151413131619202019161513
Feels °C (?)161715141298791415131010991317171716141311
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