Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.5° 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 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121111101010109991414131313131313131313131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14481556193315651126881766599484400394480440434434434434373373368331326593534
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
2.40
6:53AM
2.58
7:32PM
2.50
8:03AM
2.73
8:34PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.84
12:27AM
0.80
1:16PM
0.75
1:41AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.52
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:24-------7:22----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191918181818191918181818171819191818171617
Feels °C (?)131618181918181819191919191919171718171615131416
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