Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)101111111111111116141414131313121212121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31153927394534383020233127432643481945184405372431452676242221121757144413021047799593431285
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
2.55
7:36PM
2.78
8:01AM
2.72
8:22PM
2.94
8:44AM
2.87
9:01PM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.72
1:16PM
0.63
1:50AM
0.54
2:07PM
0.47
2:35AM
0.37
2:50PM
0.33
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--6:20-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:17-------6:19--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
243--1111-11------------
Temp. °C141414141312121212119101211999891111121311
Feels °C (?)88111186666556875565566762
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  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 39 km away suggest it is still onshore at Rocky Lefts (fresh winds from the NW at NewPlymouthAero Aws). A 4.2m groundswell from the W is too big for here

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39 km away, 54 min ago

30 km/h
NW
0.0
14.0
Air / Water (°C)
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