Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 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
17.1° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
437
423
383
320
320
325
277
249
253
312
183
138
232
222
178
178
175
178
242
223
226
242
232
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07AM2.87m
11:29PM2.93m
11:43AM2.77m
00:06AM2.83m
12:21PM2.64m
00:47AM2.70m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.40m
5:42AM0.53m
5:55PM0.51m
6:21AM0.65m
6:34PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:28
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
512
437
423
383
320
320
325
277
249
253
312
183
93
232
222
178
178
175
178
242
223
226
242
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
12
8
8
8
8
9
17
17
13
8
8
90
138
2
1
2
36
36
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
8
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
Energy kJ
4
3
10
28
57
72
72
77
119
171
188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
10
7
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
15
24
169
31
31
31
93
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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