Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
3
NNW
2.5
WSW
3
W
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121213131313138101099131313141515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)228222672058220113651387124610111306163315631420205323392508303040224100404437493629340031632019
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
25
NW
40
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
3.32
10:05AM
3.37
10:30PM
3.38
10:48AM
3.35
11:14PM
3.36
11:33AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
-0.00
4:20PM
-0.14
4:42AM
-0.03
5:03PM
-0.10
5:28AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---12231356415141233523152273
Temp. °C171717171717171617161615151515151515141414131516
Feels °C (?)131312121111121010121013141313121211101112111212
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