Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111414131313141414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3042993413072136627118246791099111498282664363453642135125319318714714494
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
5
E
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
3.08
12:32PM
2.99
12:52AM
2.98
1:06PM
2.84
1:27AM
2.83
1:42PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.32
6:44PM
0.32
7:04AM
0.46
7:18PM
0.47
7:41AM
0.63
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:41-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------24
Temp. °C171716161718171718181717171919181817171717171616
Feels °C (?)151513141517171516161414141616181612131212111011
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