Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (31 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
2.5
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
9
4
N
10
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
1.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
130
786
959
1303
1517
1601
1672
2216
2216
2297
2223
2099
2199
2663
2584
1701
858
488
259
159
100
107
196
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
30
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM2.80m
9:57PM2.92m
10:11AM2.81m
10:34PM2.93m
10:49AM2.79m
11:12PM2.91m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.53m
3:45PM0.42m
4:09AM0.51m
4:22PM0.43m
4:47AM0.52m
5:00PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:08
3
5
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
8
10
21
5
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
6
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
1.9
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
W
8
Energy kJ
170
130
103
73
39
40
41
42
42
41
39
58
57
58
57
56
1701
858
488
259
159
100
91
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
40
25
37
31
48
46
60
78
69
67
52
107
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.3
W
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
22
94
91
87
56
53
47
90
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
N
10
4
N
9
4
N
10
0.7
W
4
1.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
401
587
786
959
1303
1517
1601
1672
2216
2216
2297
2223
2099
2199
2663
2584
20
196
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
31
31
39
109
109
125
42
42
31
109
39
39
109
39
107
31
109
1
107
109
113
14
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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