Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 1PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.5
SW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414141414141414131313131212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262726032487226522282342112798595722431647142712691032893864835456365359275235359340
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
3.10
1:53PM
3.13
2:19AM
2.98
2:38PM
2.94
3:09AM
2.81
3:32PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.21
8:13PM
0.21
8:34AM
0.39
9:01PM
0.40
9:28AM
0.59
10:00PM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:14--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C161717171817161515141617171715151616171918181818
Feels °C (?)121313131513121114131516161513131516161918171717
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