Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rocky Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Lefts at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121212111111131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)689555486486382326286223209147152112154144174230183154351325304347341302
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
3.17
11:13PM
3.14
11:26AM
3.16
11:46PM
3.14
11:59AM
3.10
12:19AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.09
5:22AM
0.18
5:39PM
0.11
5:56AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.19
6:30AM
0.32
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717161515151516171717171716161717171716161616
Feels °C (?)161616151414141314151516161715151515151716151414
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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