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Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 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 1.2°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 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111112121213871313131313121212122222212020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85851041041061371421672481811781781751721671591229896156236231304395
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
2.91
11:51AM
3.11
12:06AM
2.96
12:25PM
3.15
12:42AM
2.98
1:01PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.27
6:03PM
0.29
6:14AM
0.22
6:39PM
0.23
6:50AM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:49-------8:49
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------12-1117334631-
Temp. °C191716161821202018181616171818171717181818191919
Feels °C (?)171514141620202019151414141616141413131616191818
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