Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.7
SW
1.8
N
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121215151471414131313131313121515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94941126785208339253232225273219215212209237191191443443337318384453
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
40
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
2.67
1:06AM
2.66
1:23PM
2.49
1:52AM
2.49
2:14PM
2.32
2:52AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
0.65
7:22AM
0.81
7:39PM
0.83
8:12AM
0.97
8:34PM
0.97
9:18AM
1.08
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-6:07-------6:07-------6:05------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-424121-----------------
Temp. °C171616171819181718171616161616181817171616151518
Feels °C (?)131210101315171617171716161615181818181615141417
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