Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 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
18.2° 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 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121212121616141414121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8709288026695284444373412642552091842092051991952234576475384804445202650
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
3.05
2:22PM
2.90
2:54AM
2.85
3:21PM
2.65
4:00AM
2.65
4:37PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.37
8:44PM
0.42
9:18AM
0.60
9:46PM
0.65
10:31AM
0.78
11:04PM
0.79
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:28--
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Rain (mm)
-----------------4464224
Temp. °C171717181717171818171821201919191816161616161616
Feels °C (?)16151517161717171816171919191916141110108878
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