Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 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
18.4° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
NW
4
N
4
N
2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212161615141312121212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5284444373412642552091842092051991952233775684946803820426411441094944850735
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
2.90
2:54AM
2.85
3:21PM
2.65
4:00AM
2.65
4:37PM
2.45
5:25AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.42
9:18AM
0.60
9:46PM
0.65
10:31AM
0.78
11:04PM
0.79
11:56AM
0.84
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:28------
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Rain (mm)
---------1-2310874123421-
Temp. °C171717181817182020171716161616161717171717181818
Feels °C (?)1617161717151618191614131110108988910121313
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