Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 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 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313131111101016128910101010101413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4344345454404404343623573217117186254515458021775263236164025252013288156261575
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
2.73
8:34PM
2.67
8:56AM
2.90
9:22PM
2.84
9:40AM
3.04
10:02PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.52
3:11PM
0.39
3:27AM
0.36
3:53PM
0.23
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:35-------7:35-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1125--------------
Temp. °C171717181818181816171718181816161514151514131212
Feels °C (?)1717161717171716161818171817111087887779
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