Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)16167778888899999131313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51942546248349151449452049478914971615144811991020289028002588258827592801278626732749
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
3.18
12:35PM
3.32
12:56AM
3.17
1:12PM
3.26
1:35AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.05
6:51PM
0.01
7:06AM
0.10
7:30PM
0.07
7:47AM
0.21
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-8:21-------8:19-------8:17------
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12----------------------
Temp. °C181916171717181818171616161516161716151616161717
Feels °C (?)15171213131314131410999911111212111212121313
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