Rocky Lefts surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)111616151414141313131213181813161616151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)695083126186120166158116108104108176174159201475277252188389384299304
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
3.09
1:15PM
2.85
1:47AM
2.90
2:18PM
2.63
2:55AM
2.72
3:33PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.37
7:34PM
0.42
8:14AM
0.56
8:39PM
0.62
9:26AM
0.70
9:52PM
0.74
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121212121110111113141212121111121414121212
Feels °C (?)3333345667689899891011108910
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