Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
18.9° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (25 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111818171616161615151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18824932667360413931493168415571475151712401240132110681075863837824781679669700689
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
2.63
4:42PM
2.53
5:32AM
2.52
6:11PM
2.44
7:02AM
2.56
7:39PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.77
11:13PM
0.75
12:00PM
0.86
12:37AM
0.78
1:25PM
0.78
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:10-------8:09--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1---11------
Temp. °C181819191919181818181819191818181817181918171616
Feels °C (?)161718171718171818181818181718181818191915131314
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