Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111212121211111010101011111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261823232492254828313254371658556482579343593276302132423330329133833071287729312670267125802403
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:54-------
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1443321--1-22---11-----
Temp. °C171515151414151617161616161515151615151515151617
Feels °C (?)1311109878911101010108878891010111315
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rocky Lefts surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest