Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 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
18.7° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161514141413111212111111101010999914141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223377568494407328225814773107612641365181414251034910710599561446394480447434
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
2.65
4:37PM
2.45
5:25AM
2.54
6:09PM
2.40
6:53AM
2.58
7:32PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.78
11:04PM
0.79
11:56AM
0.84
12:27AM
0.80
1:16PM
0.75
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:25-------7:24--
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1310151042121--121---------
Temp. °C161616161617171818181920201919181818191919181818
Feels °C (?)111110108891011131416171719181818192019191919
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