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Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?
The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | |
186 | 138 | 125 | 158 | 116 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 201 | 475 | 277 | 249 | 188 | 425 | 384 | 299 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 246 | 376 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.85m | 1:47AM2.90m | 2:18PM2.63m | 2:55AM2.72m | 3:33PM2.48m | 4:13AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.42m | 8:14AM0.56m | 8:39PM0.62m | 9:26AM0.70m | 9:52PM0.74m | 10:42AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
186 | 138 | 125 | 158 | 116 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 109 | 111 | 151 | 151 | 475 | 277 | 249 | 167 | 425 | 384 | 299 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 376 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SSE 8 | WSW 6 | S 8 | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 74 | 66 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 201 | 8 | 127 | 127 | 188 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 74 | 12 | 246 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | N 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 8 | N 13 | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | 7 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 182 | 22 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
1721 | 1487 | 1145 | 632 | 308 | 227 | 220 | 131 | 108 | 78 | 42 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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