Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° 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 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
943
1014
1126
947
1057
874
908
779
669
659
659
528
528
512
437
423
383
320
320
325
277
277
281
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM3.04m
10:32AM2.94m
10:53PM3.01m
11:07AM2.87m
11:29PM2.93m
11:43AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.38m
4:43PM0.32m
5:05AM0.44m
5:18PM0.40m
5:42AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
915
943
1014
1126
947
1057
874
908
779
669
659
659
528
528
512
437
423
383
320
320
325
277
277
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
18
24
33
20
14
3
3
3
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
113
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
246
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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