Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111212121111101010101111111112121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267329363809482363395888457932763109299031763138310730163129282426222599259824192246204420251420
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:53---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
3331---122---11--------1
Temp. °C141515161716161616151515161515151515161717161717
Feels °C (?)898101110101010877889101012141514131312
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