Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 7AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010999141413131313131313131313131111101016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126881766599484400394480440434434434342440440434362357321439444400307552
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
2.58
7:32PM
2.50
8:03AM
2.73
8:34PM
2.67
8:56AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.80
1:16PM
0.75
1:41AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.52
3:11PM
0.39
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------784----
Temp. °C191818181819191818181717181819181816161717181918
Feels °C (?)191818181819191919191717171718161614131617181816
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